Australia: Coin Shilling 1954 - detailed information
| Coin | Shilling 1954 |
|---|---|
A silver coin (23.5 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right with the legend, + ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA. The reverse features a ram's head facing three-quarters left; around above, AUSTRALIA, around below between two Federation stars, SHILLING . 1954. The artist's initials, KG is in the field above the star on the right. | |
| Mint | Melbourne Mint |
Obverse |
Laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the effigy by Mary Gillick known as the "First portrait"); the designer's initials, M.G., appear incuse on the base of the neck truncation. The monarch's legend ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA + (Elizabeth the Second, by the grace of God, Queen) runs continuously all around the bust. |
| Obverse Inscription | ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA + |
Reverse |
A merino ram's head facing three-quarters left; around above, AUSTRALIA; around below between two Federation stars, the denomination and date SHILLING · 1954. The artist's initials K·G (for [George] Kruger Gray) are in the field above the star on the right. |
| Reverse Inscription | AUSTRALIA SHILLING 1954 |
| Edge | Milled |
| Edge Inscription | None |
| Notes | Krause catalogues list mintage of 16,187,999. |
| Variety | Proof | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mintage | unknown |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | ||
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | ||
| Australian Coin Chart | 1965 | Mintage | ||
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Varieties | Proof |
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Currency | Australian Pound |
| Coin Type | Shilling - Ram's Head (50% silver) |
| Issued | 1954 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait) |
| Face Value | 1 (x Shilling) |
| Current | No (demonetised 1966) |
| Mintage | 16,188,000 (16.2 million) |
| Material | 0.500 Silver |
| Designer | George Kruger Gray |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size (mm) | 23.5000 |
| Mass (g) | 5.6500 |
| Source | Reference ID |
|---|---|
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 53 |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | E43 |
| Australian Coin Chart | B41 |