? The 1954 Sixpence was the second piece in the Queen Elizabeth II series and was the final issue of this short two year type before the obverse legend was modified. The year was produced at the Melbourne Mint to a total mintage of 7,672,000. This large mintage coupled with the discovery of a number of mint-state hordes makes this a very affordable year with piece easily obtainable into MS65 and even MS66. Population reports by PCGS show an extremely large number of mint-state ...
? The first official currency of New South Wales began in 1813 when Governor Lachlan Macquarie ordered a hole be punched through 40,000 Spanish dollars. The holey dollar was given a value of five shillings while the punched 'dump' was worth one shilling and three pence. 190 years since this significant moment in Australian numismatic history has been commemorated by the Royal Australian mint with the release of this One Dollar piece. The reverse features the design found ...
? This is the second silver proof coin from a commemorative set called the Australian Landmark series and it celebrates the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The series was released in three stages with 6 coins altogether released in pairs according to three themes between the years of 1997-1999. The three themes were Sydney, Melbourne and the Snowy Mountains. This particular coin is of course taken from the Sydney theme issued in 1997, in which it was paired with a coin commemorating ...
? In 1934 the Malay Commissioners of Currency was formed in order to provide a single economic unit for the Straits Settlements guaranteed by the Malayan Governments. Coins were first produced for the Commission in 1939 with the five cent first struck that year bearing a similar design to the previous Straits' pieces. The reverse features a double inner circle with 5 CENTS in the middle and the legend, COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY MALAYA.The series is relatively easy to complete with all dates being ...
? James Brooke was born in India and served in the Bengal Army. When he was wounded, he resigned his commission, bought a 142 ton schooner and sailed to the Malay Archipelago. It was here that he met Pangeran Muda Hashim and together, they crushed a rebellion which gave the throne back to the Sultan of Brunei. The Sultan subsequently decided to give Brooke the Sarawak governor position as reward for his assistance. He was officially appointed as Rajah of Sarawak in 1842 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien ...
