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Australian Predecimal Upsets

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A number of upsets/rotated dies are known in Australia's predecimal coins - certainly slight upsets can be found much more frequently than in the decimal series but large offsets are still uncommon.

Threepence

  • 1918M
  • 1919M
  • 1922

Sixpence

  • 1921
  • 1922
  • 1943D
  • 1950

Shilling

  • 1916M
  • 1921 *
  • 1954

Florin

  • 1918M
  • 1921
  • 1927 (Parliament House)
  • 1943S
  • 1946
  • 1953
  • 1954 (Royal Visit)

Sovereign

  • 1866 Sydney
  • 1872M (Shield)
  • 1875 M (St George and the dragon)