? Remembrance Day is a day to remember those who served to protect us. It is commemorated unerringly each year to remember our fallen heroes. The Royal Australian Mint has chosen to remember this occasion with a two dollar commemorative coin of its own. The reverse, designed by Wojciech Pietranik, shows a single vibrant red poppy in the centre of some chosen words. The words are REMEMBRANCE and upside down are the immortal words LEST WE FORGET. The legend reads
? This Squirrel Glider 1990 Two Hundred Dollar Pride of Australia Gold coin is the fifth of six coins in the Pride of Australia wildlife series. The other coins in the series are Frilled Neck Lizard , Platypus , Emu , Echidna and the Tasmanian Devil . The reverse was designed by Horst Hahne and features a Squirrel Glider in its natural habitat. It contains the legend PRIDE OF AUSTRALIA TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS. The obverse displays Raphael Maklouf's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, right ...
? In 1936 George VI was crowned King of the United Kingdom following the death of King George V and the abdication of King Edward VII. After a two year hiatus, the first George VI Florin was issued. It was designed by designed by Thomas H. Paget and depicts the crown-less King facing left. The reverse of this type was also new, featuring a modified Australian Coat of Arms as designed by George Kruger Gray. The new design was released to provide a more striking image and depict all of the ...
? In 1872, the newly established Melbourne Mint joined the Sydney Mint in striking full and half sovereigns and continued to strike half sovereigns until 1915, and full sovereigns until 1931, then silver and copper coinage until its closure in 1968 Pty Ltd, 2009) . The Sydney Mint closed in 1926 having produced gold, silver, and copper coins throughout its time Pty Ltd, 2009) . The Half Sovereign Jubliee Head was the third half sovereign series to be struck at an Australian ...
?Image from: London Coins Ltd . Half Sovereign 1871 Repositioned legend. 'Auction 154 3-4 September 2016'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?lot=2088&p=lot&sid=1640