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Detailed information about Coin: Shilling 1954 from Australia
| Description | 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. |
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| Country | Australia | Currency | Australian Pound | ||||||
| Face value | 1 (x Shilling) | Type | Shilling - Ram's Head (50% silver) | ||||||
| Year | 1954 | Current | No (demonetised 1966) | ||||||
| Mintage | 16,188,000 (16.2 million) | ||||||||
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| Material | 0.500 Silver | Designer | George Kruger Gray | ||||||
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II | Effigy | Portrait by Mary Gillick (First Portrait) | ||||||
| Production technology | Milled (machine-made) | Shape | Round | ||||||
| Size (mm) | 23.5000 | Thickness (mm) | |||||||
| Mass (g) | 5.6500 | ||||||||
| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Reverse inscription | AUSTRALIA SHILLING 1954 | ||||||||
| Edge | Milled | Edge inscription | None | ||||||
| Notes | Krause catalogues list mintage of 16,187,999. |
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| Variety | Mintage | Details |
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| Proof | unknown |
Coin - 1 Shilling, Australia, 1954 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski source |
Coin - 1 Shilling, Australia, 1954 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 53 |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | E43 |
| Australian Coin Chart | B41 |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| 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 |
| 1954(m) Elizabeth II Australian Silver Shilling - Silveragecoins.com |
| Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Shilling, Australia, 1954 | TDK Australian Pre-Decimal coins: 1954 Australian Shilling |
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| American Bullion Inc. - Free Gold Guide |