? In 1910 the first coinage was issued featuring the name of the Commonwealth of Australia. To commemorate a century since this important event in Australian numismatic history the Royal Australian Mint has released a special one dollar design. This reverse was designed by Vladimir Gottwald who has recreated the the portraits of the four monarchs who have appeared on Australian coinage from 1910 to 2010. The four monarchs - Queen Elizabeth II, King George VI, King George V, and King Edward ...
? This Olympic Kayaking commemorative coin was part of a set released following the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. They depict 28 forms of Olympic sports. It had a Raphael Maklouf design on the obverse depicting HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing, crowned with necklace and earrings. It includes the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000. The reverse has an official Olympic logo with an Olympic athlete in a single kayak in full flow. This was designed by Philip Holliday. The Olympic ...
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? In the lower grades the 1861, despite having the second lowest mintage figure in the series, after the 1860 it is probably the second or third most common Wreathed Bust Sydney Mint. In top grades, the 1861 is a relatively underrated date and is one of the scarcest dates in the series with only one mint state example appearing on the market in the last decade and none certified by PCGS thus far . The date is extremely elusive in the high AU grades with probably fewer ...
? The penny switched over to the Kruger Gray, or Kangaroo reverse in 1937, though no business strikes were issued until 1938, and continued with the design until 1952. The design features a Kangaroo jumping to the left with AUSTRALIA around the top of the design, PENNY around the bottom, and the year right above that, just behind the Kangaroo's legs. The obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND ...