Australia, 1951 AD., George VI, 50th anniversary of federation commemorative, Melbourne mint, 1 Florin, KM 47.

Australia, George VI, 50th anniversary of federation commemorative, engravers: Thomas Humphrey Paget (obverse) and William Leslie Bowles (reverse), Melbourne mint, 1951 AD.,
1 Florin (2 Shillings) (28,5 mm / 11,29 g), 0.500 silver, 11,31 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 2.000.000 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), reeded edge,
Obv.: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX FIDEI DEF. / HP , his head facing left, engraver´s initials at truncation.
Rev.: AUSTRALIA / 1901 - 1951 / FLO*RIN , crowned crossed scepter and sword divide jubilee dates, stars between (the Commonwealth Star (also the Federation Star) and the Southern Cross).
KM 47 .

Year / Mintage
1951 2,000,000

The Federation of Australia was the process by which the six separate British self-governing colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia formed one nation. They kept the systems of government that they had developed as separate colonies but also would have a federal government that was responsible for matters concerning the whole nation. The British Parliament approved a constitution providing for the federation of the six Australian colonies in 1900. When the Constitution of Australia came into force, on 1 January 1901, the colonies collectively became states of the Commonwealth of Australia.