?Image from: Baldwin's of St. James's . Victoria, sovereign, 1880/70. 'Auction 20 26 Sep 2018'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=2683&lot=152
? James Brooke was born in India and served in the Bengal Army. When he was wounded, he resigned his commission, bought a 142 ton schooner and sailed to the Malay Archipelago. It was here that he met Pangeran Muda Hashim and together, they crushed a rebellion which gave the throne back to the Sultan of Brunei. The Sultan subsequently decided to give Brooke the Sarawak governor position as reward for his assistance. He was officially appointed as Rajah of Sarawak in 1842 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien ...
? The 1946 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a total mintage of 10,072,000. In the same year the Perth Mint also produced a further 1,316,000 pieces. The types can be differentiated by a small dot mint-mark located below the star and above the denomination on the reverse of the Perth Mint variety. The relatively high mintage of the Melbourne type makes it very affordable and accessible across most grades, only becoming expensive around MS65. Perth ...
? The Type III twenty cent piece was put into circulation in 1999 and continues to be regularly issued today. It features the new Ian Rank-Broadly portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse with the same Stuart Devlin platypus design on the reverse . Devlin's initials can be found within a wave to the left of the platypus' foot and Rank-Broadly's initials are located below the the obverse portrait. A number of additional striketypes were issued along ...
? This 200 Dollar gold proof coin was released in 2004 by the Royal Australian Mint and was the first instalment in a series of three, commemorating Australian rare birds. The set was intended to raise awareness for the rare birds and the importance of the preservation of Australian wildlife as well as make a stunning addition to any collection. The three coins were released progressively, one every year between the years of 2004 and 2006. This coin pays tribute to the Cassowary, a flightless ...