Coin Carnival

Category: Australia

  • 80th Anniversary of Australia’s 1937 crown ( 5 shilling coin )

    80th Anniversary of Australia’s 1937 crown ( 5 shilling coin )

    A great opportunity to wear a critical piece of Australian history in your hands, Coin Carnival is thrilled to offer the stunning 1937 Crown coin ring custom made to your size.

    A groundbreaking moment in history deserves an appropriately large tribute. And for King George VI, whose coronation in 1937 inspired the issue of Australia’s first Silver Crown, that’s exactly what he got!

    The 1937 Silver Crown turned heads with its imposing 38.50mm flan – the largest of any circulating Australian coin! Struck from nearly one ounce of sterling silver, this iconic Five Shillings Silver Crown is now a highly sought after collector favourite. However, with many examples from the meagre 1,000,000-coin mintage melted down for the intrinsic value, the 1937 Crown has not survived in vast numbers. Supply of Australia’s largest issued coin rarely meets demand.

    • Issued for the coronation of King George VI, exactly 80 years ago
    • Australia’s largest-ever issued coin, and highest coin denomination
    • Struck from nearly 1oz of sterling silver, with a whopping 38.50mm flan!
    • The only 1937-dated coin issued for circulation in Australia

    ·  Your very own piece of history you can wear!

     

  • 1927 Australian Parliament House Silver Florin coin ring

    1927 Australian Parliament House Silver Florin coin ring

    It has a lot of rivals for the title, but I believe that the 1927 Canberra Florin is the most beautifully designed coin in the history of Australian coinage. It is unarguably one of the most popular.Australia’s first commemorative coin, issued in 1927 to honour the opening of the then new Parliament House in Canberra on May 9th 1927 (yes, we just had our 90th Anniversary yesterday). To commemorate this historic day, the Melbourne Mint back in 1927 struck 2 million of these commemorative sterling silver florin coins for circulation.

    I can custom make a beautiful coin ring from this beautiful Australian coin.

     

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  • Historic Commemorative medal of the NSW Australia holey dollar coin ring

    Historic Commemorative medal of the NSW Australia holey dollar coin ring

    Historic Commemorative medal of the NSW Australia holey dollar coin ring.  I always wanted to make a coin ring from this  commemorative medal of the NSW Australia holey dollar coin issued in 1988 by Kodak Australasia.  Composition is copper with such a nice and crisp detail on the inside and outside of this coin ring.  Both years 1813 and 1988 are clearly visible on my coin ring.  Size of this one in the photos is Australia size Y.  It is available in my online shop.

    Here is a bit of a history on this Australia’s First Coin – The Holey Dollar

    This was the first coin struck in and for the English penal settlement in New South Wales.

    In late 1812 the sloop of war SAMARANG reached Port Jackson carrying 40,000 Spanish dollars along with instructions to Governor Lachlan Macquarie to use them to correct the chronic shortage of ‘ready’ money which had plagued the colony since First Settlement in 1788.  Macquarie engaged a transported forger William Henshall (Hershall) to punch a central plug from each dollar thus creating two coins from one.

    The outer ring was then counter-stamped NEW SOUTH WALES 1813 on one side and the value FIVE SHILLINGS, on the other.  The central plug (dump) was also over-struck but with a value of Fifteen Pence and a crown.

    Both coins were placed into circulation in 1814 and were not permanently withdrawn until 1829.  The outer ring was known variously as a Government, Ring, Pierced or Holey Dollar.

    Of the original 40,000 less than 300 are known to still be in existence.

    This issue is a historic commemorative coin proudly presented by Kodak Australasia Pty. Ltd in 1988