? The 1947 Threepence was struck by the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 4,176,000. It was the first year that the threepence was issued with a lower than sterling silver content. The reduction from 92.5% silver to 50% silver had occurred due to record highs in the prices of silver. In addition to reducing the profitability of minting there were fears that the value of silver contained within the threepence could become less than the face value, leading people to melt their coins ...
? In recognition of the importance of wheat to Australia the Royal Australian Mint has released this commemorative twenty cent. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and features the artists impression of a wheat grain. It has the legend
? The George V Half 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 HALF 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 ...
? The obverse of this one cent pattern coin is Type I. The legend reads VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D. The reverse shows a wreath inside the legend HONG KONG 1862 with a crown and a dragon either side of the date. The heads side of the coinThe inscription around the inner edge of the coinThe tails side of the coin
? The George V sovereign series was struck from 1911 to 1931 with the design changing from 1928 to 1929 with the two types being known as the Large Head and Small Head design respectively. Large Head Design Small Head Design The issue was struck in Australia at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints up to 1926 and only the Melbourne and Perth mints thereafter. The mint of manufacture can be determined by the letter S, M or P on the exergue ...
