? The Type III Shield sovereign features the Imperial shield design on the reverse paired with William Wyon's portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse. It differs from the Type II Shield sovereign by having a smaller bust. A key identification point is illustrated below. The mint of this issue can be identified by a mintmark beneath the shield on the reverse as shown in the illustrations below: The absence of a mintmark or the presence of a die number indicates a London ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold Sovereign 1863 MS64 PCGS. '2014 September 3 - 10 Long Beach Expo World Coins Signature Auction - Long Beach #3035'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-victoria-gold-sovereign-1863-ms64-pcgs-/a/3035-30909.s?ic4=GalleryView-ShortDescription-071515
? ANZAC's are the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps which served during the first world war. The Last Anzacs refers to the last few surviving members who served at that time. The Royal Australian mint issued the commemorative one dollar in recognition of those gallant men. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and shows the portrait of a young ANZAC with the legend, THE LAST ANZACS. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing ...
? The 1949 Threepence is the first year bearing the Type II obverse featuring a modified legend. It was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a mintage of 26,400,000 which is quite standard for this stage in the series. The type is quite affordable into mint-state, only reaching prices above $100 in MS65 and beyond. In 1947 Royal assent was given to the 'Indian Independence Act' which dissolved British India and created the two independent dominions of India and Pakistan. This was a major first ...
? This Kangaroo at Sunset coin was struck in solid gold and the reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik, who has worked regularly for the Royal Australian Mint and The Perth Mint. It shows a Kangaroo with a larger than life reflection below making its way across a plain with a setting sun. There is no legend on the reverse. The obverse of the coin features the traditional Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing and crowned with the legend ...