? The Kangaroo design continued into this type, however, after the independence of India in late 1947, IND IMP needed to be omitted from the obverse legend; this did not occur until 1949. The obverse still features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left with the modified legend GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF. and was used up until the end of George VI's reign in 1952. The series is relatively easy to complete, however, the Perth mint issues, the 1950-Y, ...
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? The 1860 is the scarcest wreathed bust half sovereign after the enigmatic 1855 and the third scarcest Sydney Mint date overall. It is estimated that there are fewer than 250 pieces surviving, most of which have some form of damage making certified examples rare. There were four problem-free examples offered at the Reserve Bank of Australia Sale from a total of 20 1860s . Prior to this, 1860s were extremely difficult to acquire though they did turn up in dealers' bullion piles from ...
? The Chinese Year of the Ox occurs every twelve years and the Royal Australian Mint commemorated this with a beautiful gold issue. The Chinese Zodiac is composed of 12 animals arranged in order from the rat through to the pig. The order was established by a race between the animals, thousands of years ago orchestrated by the Jade Emperor of China. Chinese astrology and the Chinese zodiac are commemorated by The Australian Lunar Coin sequence. The 12-year sequence features coin releases marking ...
? In 1940 the Australia Penny was struck at both the Melbourne and Perth branches of the Royal Mint. The Perth Mint piece can be differentiated from the Melbourne piece as it features a dot between 'KG' - the designers initials, which are located on the right of the reverse. Only 1,113,600 pieces were struck at the Perth Mint which is the second lowest mintage of all George VI Pennies. As a result the type is a semi-key date with high values across all grades. In mint-state the type ...