? The Type III five cent piece has been issued from 1999 and remains the annually issued type today. The type features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth on the obverse and Stuart Devlin's iconic echidna design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found directly underneath the denomination . In addition to the large number of standard business and proof strikes a number of different strike types have been issued. From 2001, the Royal Australian Mint has intermittently ...
? The obverse of this one cent coin is Type A with the legend VICTORIA D:G: BRITT:REG:F:D :. The legend on the reverse reads HONG KONG 1862, with inner wreath and ONE CENT in the centre, divided by a centre circle. 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 ...
? The 1942-D Sixpence was struck at the Denver Mint with a total mintage of 12,000,000. In the same year a further 4,000,000 pieces were struck at the San Francisco Mint and another 8,968,000 at the Melbourne Mint. The Denver variety can be differentiated from the others by a small 'D' mint-mark located above the date on the reverse. This variety is the most affordable of the three 1942 Sixpence varieties as one would expect for the mintage size. It is also very affordable ...
? The George V sixpence series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, SIXPENCE up the top, and the year of issue down the bottom. 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 be acquired at reasonable ...
