Summary

Australia
Shilling 1956 (AD)
Mint: Melbourne

Physical 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 F: D:. The reverse features a ram's head facing three-quarters left; around above, AUSTRALIA, around below between two Federation stars, SHILLING . 1956. The artist's initials, KG is in the field above the star on the right.

Obverse Description

Head of Elizabeth II, laureate right; around, + ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA . F: D:

Reverse Description

Ram's head facing three-quarters left; around above, AUSTRALIA, around below between two Federation stars, SHILLING . 1956. The artist's initials, KG is in the field above the star on the right.

Edge Description

Milled

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