? The Kruger Gray reverse design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the florin series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, though the 1956, 1959, and 1963 florins are quite scarce in the upper mint state grades; the 1956 usually has a price ...
? In 1915 the Australian Commonwealth Florin was produced at both the Royal Mint in London and the private mint of Heaton & Sons in Birmingham. It was necessary to employ Heaton & Sons as the Royal Mint had been temporarily refocused to produce military materials for the war effort. The Royal Mint produced only 500,000 Florins with a further 750,000 produced by Heaton & Sons. The Florins produced at the latter were struck with a small 'H' mint-mark which can be found below the date on the ...
? The George V Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE PENNY within the inner ring. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP . Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can ...
? The 1970 fifty cent was issued to commemorative 200 years since Captain Cook navigated the Eastern coastline of Australia. This was the first decimal commemorative issue and consequently was frequently hoarded and is readily available in mint state. In 1989 the Royal Australian mint issued a Captain Cook fifty cent as part of the year's Masterpieces in Silver set. James Cook grew up in England and was enrolled in the Royal Navy. There he learned to survey and navigate the water and ...
? While not originally intended to be a commemorative issue, the 1908 silver Erawan series earned its place among the commemorative issues of King Rama V due to a delay in their shipment from the Paris Mint. In the year 127 of the Kingdom of Rattanakosin , King Rama V ordered the production of 1 baht, two salung and one salung coins featuring the portrait of King Rama V in military uniform facing to the left on the obverse and Erawan, the mythical white elephant on the reverse. ...