? During the Second World War Australia was directly targeted by Japanese Air raids. The first attack, which would also prove the deadliest, occurred in 1942 when 242 aircraft attacked Darwin and killed at least 235 people. To mark the 70th anniversary of this event the Royal Australian mint issued this uncirculated twenty cent piece as part of the Shoes Under Siege three coin collection. The collection also includes an Sentry piece and a commemorative piece on the Bombing of Australia. ...
? The 1889 Sydney is the key date of the series and one of the most underrated half sovereigns in the entire series; This was largely due to its mintage figure going unpublished in most catalogues despite Royal mint reports stating a mintage of 32,000 . The prices have come up to a more realistic level so perhaps the comment of this being a sleeper is outdated though there was a time when this date, although turning up very infrequently, would turn up at or close ...
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? This commemorative ten Dollar coin is one piece from an 8 coin set known as the State Series. They were released in an annual basis between the years of 1985-1993, excluding the year 1988. Each coin commemorates a different Australian State or Territory and bears the Coat of Arms of each one. This coin paying tribute to Queensland was the fourth in the series and issued in 1989. It was joined by Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory ...
? This $5 dollar silver proof coin bears the image of Captain Matthew Flinders and is one coin out of a 5 piece set. 'The Explorers' is the title of one of the Masterpieces in Silver proof coin sets, which was released in two parts in 1993 and 1994. Each of the two parts contains five coins, which commemorate the explorations done throughout Australia by various explorers. The other 9 coins that make up the complete set each feature the image of one important explorer, with the exception ...