1 Shilling - George VI

Australia's wartime shillings present a specific production anomaly worth noting: from 1942 onward, the Melbourne Mint struggled with silver supply disruptions as strategic materials were redirected, and striking quality across the series became inconsistent year to year. The 1945 issue in particular is known for uneven planchet preparation.

George VI's Australian coinage also carried the modified obverse from 1938 dropping "IND:IMP" — Emperor of India — years before India's actual independence, a title George VI would formally relinquish only in 1948.