? Surfing in Australia is almost an institution. The beautiful beaches facing the Pacific Ocean make a perfect home for surfers from around the world. Surfing Australia was established in 1963 as the Australian Surfriders Association and celebrates its 50th birthday this year. To commemorate this the Royal Australian mint issued this uncirculated fifty cent. The reverse was designed by Aleksandra Stokic and shows the artists impression of a surfer on his board riding a wave. The legend ...
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? 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 ...
? The George V 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 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 dates can ...