Australian coins / Shilling

Australian shilling

The whole series: 4 dated issues, each opening to the document its figure came from, plus 34 branch mint production records.

YearDesignMintageWhat the figure is
1962 Standard design not recorded no figure

This coin has a page of its own, because the report states the date these coins bore.

1962 shilling: the full record →

1946 Standard design 10,072,000 single-source

single-source 10,072,000 pieces

One of the few figures the Royal Mint's reports tie to the date borne by the coin rather than to a report year.

FigureMintWhat was countedSource, and its own words
10,072,000 Melbourne struck-dated Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections
Shillings, £503,600 and Sixpences £250,600.
1936 Standard design 1,224,000 single-source

single-source 1,224,000 pieces

One of the few figures the Royal Mint's reports tie to the date borne by the coin rather than to a report year.

FigureMintWhat was countedSource, and its own words
1,224,000 Melbourne struck-dated Reports of the Deputy Master and Comptroller of the Royal Mint, Australian branch sections
shillings, 61,2001, sixpences 55,7001, threepences 57,4001. and New
1925 Standard design not recorded no figure1 variety

This coin has a page of its own, because 1 documented variety.

1925 shilling: the full record →

Every year above opens to the documents behind its figure. 2 of 4 also have a page of their own, where there was more to say than a row can hold.

Varieties and errors

A variety is a claim about a coin, and claims differ in how well they are evidenced. The grade beside each says what kind of source stands behind it. This catalogue prints no valuations, so nothing here tells you what a variety is worth.

VarietyHow you tell it apartEvidenceSource
1925/3 overdate shilling Elements of a 3 under the 5; source says this occurs on the entire issue including proofs trade
a dealer, auction house or grading service
source

What the mints reported

These are not mintages by date, and this catalogue will not print them as if they were. They are what the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth branches reported striking, delivering or issuing during a report year. A single year's delivery routinely carried two dates: the 1958 report says florins and sixpences to a stated value "were dated 1957; the remainder of the coin delivered being dated 1958".

34 records. 31 of them are recorded in pounds sterling rather than in coins, because that is how the mints kept the books. 2 name the date borne by the coin.

Report yearMintAs printedUnitIn piecesWhat was countedThe report's own words
1910 London 1,017,841 pieces unstated
(1,017,841 pieces) were transferred in the Press Room
1910 Sydney 2,2001. pounds 844000 42200 issued unstated 65 https://library.royalmintmuseum.org.uk/book-explorer/transcription/65189/65/130 in ttorins, 2,2001. in shillings, 28.100]. in sixpeuces, and 10,500]. unstated unstated
1911 London 1,017,841 pieces unstated
't Of this total 185,062 028. (1,017,841 pieces) were transferred in the Press Room
1920 Sydney £26,100 pounds 522,000 (£26,100 x 20 coins per pound) delivered
wealth Treasury, under contract, 26,1001. in shillings, 29,1001. in
1925 Melbourne £55,700 pounds 1,114,000 (£55,700 x 20 coins per pound) issued
:);),;(l()l. : Sixpences 54,4lllll. ; threepences 37,800]. ’ ’
1927 Melbourne £70,800 pounds 1,416,000 (£70,800 x 20 coins per pound) issued
1; ‘1 threepences, 84,0001: viz), :_'1 ~ 1 1ngs,70,8001.; s1xpences,89,801[,; Much care was given to making the special issue of Canberra ‘1.1,1f ‘
1928 Melbourne £33,200 pounds 664,000 (£33,200 x 20 coins per pound) issued
coining being florins, 1962001.; shillings, 33,2001; sixpences, 68,0251;
1931 Melbourne £50,028 pounds 1,000,560 (£50,028 x 20 coins per pound) issued
coining being florins, 3129681.; shillings, 50,028l., Viz. :—
1933 Melbourne £11,000 pounds 220,000 (£11,000 x 20 coins per pound) issued
coming being, florins, 44,8001. ; shillings, 11,0001, Viz. :—
1934 Melbourne £24,000 pounds 480,000 (£24,000 x 20 coins per pound) issued
florins, 167,4001.; shillings, 24,0001; sixpences, 25,6001; threepences,
1935 Melbourne £25,000 pounds 500,000 (£25,000 x 20 coins per pound) issued
processés of coining being, Australian florins, 91,5001; shillings, 25,0001. ;
1936 Melbourne £10,000 pounds 200,000 (£10,000 x 20 coins per pound) issued
processes of coining being, Australian florins, 238,2001. ; shillings, 10,0001. ;
1937 Melbourne £61,200 pounds 1,224,000 (£61,200 x 20 coins per pound) issueddated 1936
shillings, 61,2001, sixpences 55,7001, threepences 57,4001. and New
1938 Melbourne £74,200 pounds 1,484,000 (£74,200 x 20 coins per pound) issued
shillings, 742001., sixpences, 71,600l., threepences 570001., and New
1945 Melbourne £211,400 pounds 4,228,000 (£211,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Florins, £1,197,000 ; shillings, £211,400 ; and sixpences, £252,400. In
1945 unstated £461,800 pounds 9,236,000 (£461,800 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Shillings . . . . 461,800
1946 Melbourne £503,600 pounds 10,072,000 (£503,600 x 20 coins per pound) issueddated 1946
Shillings, £503,600 and Sixpences £250,600.
1946 Perth £8,800 pounds 176,000 (£8,800 x 20 coins per pound) struck-in-report-year
of J€8,800 shillings and £28,250, halfpencc.
1947 Perth £44,600 pounds 892,000 (£44,600 x 20 coins per pound) struck-in-report-year
value of £44,600 shillings, £18,710 pence and £19,360 halfpence.
1947 unstated £557,000 pounds 11,140,000 (£557,000 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Shillings 557,000
1948 Melbourne £206,600 pounds 4,132,000 (£206,600 x 20 coins per pound) issued
£206,600; Sixpences, £39,600 and Threepences, £327,600.
1948 unstated £206,600 pounds 4,132,000 (£206,600 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Shillings 206,600
1949 Perth £12,400 pounds 248,000 (£12,400 x 20 coins per pound) struck-in-report-year
struck during the year in the following amounts :—shi11ings £12,400,
1949 unstated £12,400 pounds 248,000 (£12,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
., i.‘ Shillings 12,400 A small case of British silver ' - .
1950 Melbourne £359,400 pounds 7,188,000 (£359,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
coining being:——Silver, shillings £359,400, sixpences £256,800 and three-
1950 unstated £359,400 pounds 7,188,000 (£359,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Shillings 359,400
1952 Melbourne £982,200 pounds 19,644,000 (£982,200 x 20 coins per pound) issued
coming bemg:—Silver:—florins, £1,004,400; shillings, £982,200; six-
1952 unstated £982,200 pounds 19,644,000 (£982,200 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Shillings . . . . . . . . 982,200
1953 Melbourne £610,200 pounds 12,204,000 (£610,200 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Silverz—Florins, £1,150,600; shillings, £610,200; sixpences, £28,800; threepences, , 1
1954 Melbourne £809,400 pounds 16,188,000 (£809,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
florins, £2,020,600; shillings, £809,400; sixpences, £120,800; threepences,
1955 Melbourne £348,400 pounds 6,968,000 (£348,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Florins, £31,200; shillings, £348,400; sixpences £427,200 and threepences,
1956 Melbourne £329,400 pounds 6,588,000 (£329,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
Florins, £809,000; shillings, £329,400; Sixpences, £136,000 and threepencesy
1957 Melbourne £633,400 pounds 12,668,000 (£633,400 x 20 coins per pound) issued
florins, £927,800; shillings, £633,400; sixpences, £343,800 and threepences,
1958 Melbourne £370,600 pounds 7,412,000 (£370,600 x 20 coins per pound) issued
follows: florins, £897,200; shillings, £370,600; sixpences, £448,600;_threepences,