Australian 1914 Shilling

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Bertram MacKennal, designer obverse
Australia
1863 – 1931

William Henry James Blackmore, designer reverse
England
1871 – 1945

Australian 1914 Shilling
1914
silver
Place made
London
Medium
silver
Dimensions
2.4 cm (diam.)
Credit line
Gift of Alfred Chitty c.1914
Accession number
NC00266
Signature and date
Obverse Description: Crowned and robed bust of George V facing left; around, GEORGIVS V D.G: BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials B.M. Reverse Description: At centre, simple shield enclosing a cross of Saint George on which are five six-pointed stars, around the outside of which are six small escutcheons, i.e., small shields. The shield is supported by a kangaroo and an emu standing on a grassy mound. Above the shield a crest, the seven-pointed star of Federation on a wreath and on a ribbon at the base the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA is inscribed; around above, ONE SHILLING; below, between arrow heads, the date, 1914
Media category
Coin
Collection area
International decorative arts and design