? The dodecagonal type I fifty cent was issued to replace the round 1966 fifty cent from 1969 to 1984 with a number of patterns dated 1966 and 1967. It is struck on a dodecagonal planchet with the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse , and Stuart Devlin's interpretation of the Australian coat of arms on the reverse . Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse underneath the denomination. The type was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian ...
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? The 1942 sixpence is one of the more underrated dates in the George VI sixpence series in mint state despite its characteristic strong strike and even mint lustre. No notable hoards have surfaced of the date though a number of mint state examples are known, most of which grade at the MS64 level. Acquiring the grade beyond MS64 is possible but usually precluded by bagmarks and when the date does grade above MS64, it will certainly command a strong premium. Both the San Francisco and ...
? The 1966 wavy two baseline twenty cent is a rare variation of the London mint 1966 twenty cent featuring a curved, or wavy baseline of the 2 in 20 as in the photo below. Wavy 2 Standard 2 While it is estimated that several thousand of these coins were produced, being detected at a much later date resulting in very few examples surviving in higher grades creating one of decimal coinage's most prized rarities. Glossary proof: ...
? Waltzing Matilda is an iconic Australian ballad. It is often referred to as Australia's unofficial national anthem. The origins of this song go back 100 years and the Royal Australian mint chose this time to strike this commemorative one dollar. The 1995 mint your own dollar coin was struck to commemorate 100 years since Banjo Patterson's Waltzing Matilda was first put to music. It features a depiction of the Aussie swagman on the reverse and Maklouf's portrait of Her Majesty Queen ...