10 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver - 1930 Penny

The 1930 penny is the most famous rarity in Australian copper coinage — a year when the Melbourne Mint struck only a few thousand pieces as a depression-era economy measure, leaving collectors chasing a coin that most Australians have never seen in the flesh. This 1999 issue reproduces the reverse design of that penny as the central motif, effectively embedding one of the country's great numismatic myths inside a proof silver ten-cent piece.

Part of the Royal Australian Mint's Masterpieces in Silver set, which packaged silver restrikes alongside commemorative pieces to appeal directly to the collector market rather than circulation.