Australia 1943 Hay Internment Camp 5 Shilling MS63BN

Australia 1943 Hay Internment Camp 5 Shilling MS63BNMinted by R. Arendeen & Sons Pty Ltd in Malvern, Victoria and issued by The Department of Army for use within the confines of the internment camps located in Hay, New South Wales. These tokens are quite scarce and known by only between 50 100 examples. They are particularly rare in higher grades as seen here.

With several important dies being lost in a shipwreck in late 1871 the Melbourne Mint was not off to a flying start

Surface Animation: Micro details on the coin combine to create the illusion of waves rolling behind the figure of Britannia

The 1943 Australian Two Shilling Internment Token stands as a poignant artifact from World War II

2022 Year of the Tiger design

Issued by the East India Company

some beautiful effects can be observed

central Greece

where they build their webs in dark places in our homes and gardens

a magpie for joy and the Chinese character for a wish of good fortune

Beginning in Ancient Times (Paleozoic)

National Bank of Australasia was one of many banks that closed its doors during the banking crisis of 1893

Latent image: First introduced on the £2 coin