The Royal Australian Mint, in cooperation with Australia Zoo, has released the fourth design in their very popular gold and silver one-ounce bullion series entitled “Australia Zoo,” which features some of the more popular residents. This year’s coins featuring the southern white rhinoceros follow last year with the African and Asian elephant, the cheetah in […]
Australia: Latest gold and silver coins in popular “Australian Dolphins” series features rough-toothed variety
The Royal Australian Mint has released new gold and silver coins that are the fifth release in their popular investment series entitled “Australian Dolphins.” The series, which promotes investment through the purchase of gold and silver bullion, features a different variety or sub-species every year. For 2023, the design features an image of the rough-toothed […]
Australia: “Mob of Thirty” features on gold and silver coins for “Kangaroo” series 30th anniversary
The Royal Australian Mint has released the latest version of its annual “Kangaroo” series design, a popular collectible among coin enthusiasts. The series was first introduced in 1993, depicting one of the country’s most recognisable and iconic animals, the kangaroo. Horst Hahne designed the original coin, while the updated version features a unique depiction of […]
Australia: Distinctive crest of Queensland features on latest “Coat of Arms” gold and silver bullion coin series
The Royal Australian Mint has released the third design, which is part of the series entitled “Australia’s Coat of Arms.” The Royal Australian Mint’s “Coat of Arms” series of investment and collector coins are characterised by quintessentially Australian designs that tell a uniquely Australian story. Each coin in the series features imaginatively recreated elements of […]
Australia: New bullion series focuses on wildlife in the Australian Antarctic Territory
The Royal Australian Mint has launched a new bullion series which will focus on the wildlife encountered in Australia’s Antarctic Territory (AAT). The series begins with the emperor penguin, which is the largest of all the penguin species and is found throughout Antarctica and the Australian Antarctic Territory. With their regal bearing and distinctive markings, […]
Australia: New silver Proof dollar coins feature fighting spirit of the kanagaroo
The Royal Australian Mint has released new silver Proof coins, which, in keeping with the circulation-type design found on this denomination, offer a variation of one of the country’s national symbols of its wildlife. With its powerful hind legs and tail, Australia’s kangaroo symbolises the fighting spirit of the “Land Down Under.” The kangaroo motif […]
Australia: First series of 2023 entitled “Creatures of the Deep” launched, featuring memorial obverse
The Royal Australian Mint has launched a new series entitled “Creatures of the Deep,” which rightly focuses on the wildlife which makes the underwater world their home. The 2023 new coin collection, which was chosen as the first coins to be minted in the New Year, highlights the collaborative voyages and significant scientific contributions made […]
Retrospective: Collecting world coins during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, part 7
2010s For a lot of dedicated collectors, the prolific number of coins covering so many subjects necessitated the need to either set a realistic budget or streamline subjects of interest. Several new monetary authorities, such as the Cook Islands, Palau, and Niue — all small islands in the South Pacific with very small populations began […]
Retrospective: Collecting world coins during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, part 6
2000s The new millennium began officially in 2001, but a lot of Mints decided to issue coins dated 2000 and with commemorative designs mostly to accommodate collectors who wanted something special to mark the event. One year earlier, a British £5 crown with a dual year date of 1999 and 2000 was one of many […]
Retrospective — Collecting world coins during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, part 5
1990s It was in 1990 that the Royal Mint introduced a new British coin, or rather a new denomination for the traditional crown, which now had a face value of £5 and in place of decimalised crowns denominated as 25 new pence. The first coin was released on the occasion of the 90th birthday of […]
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