Description

1919 Australia Sixpence – King George V
Low-mintage pre-decimal silver coin featuring the original 1908 Coat of Arms and a crowned portrait of King George V. Minted in Melbourne.

Crowned and draped bust of King George V facing left (crowned effigy by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal); the King is wearing the Imperial Crown and the ermine Robe of State, the Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Badge of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. The artist’s initials BM are in relief on the bust truncation. Around, the monarch’s legend GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·. Translated from Latin: George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.