Proclamation coins represent a fascinating gateway for any aspiring or established coin collector. You are effectively able to commence two collections at once.

Firstly, you are embarking on a journey which leads you right back to the beginning of Australian coinage, a time before we had a single coin bearing the word "Australia". The core set comprises 11 coins with a number of supplementary options.

Secondly, if you are primarily a collector of Australian coins, a proclamation coin can be a gateway into a number of rewarding areas of collecting coins from a range of nations.

In 1800 the state of New South Wales wasn't quite the thriving metropolis it is today. As a result, upon receiving 132,000 Copper (Cartwheel) Pennies Governor Philip Gidley King addressed the need for increased stability in the economy. This came in the form of a proclamation which attributed set values to a variety of coins which were commonly circulating within the colony.

The below table outlines the original 11 coins and their newly established values

Coin	Denomination
British Guinea	1 Pound 2 Shillings
Indian Rupee	2 Shillings 6 Pence
Dutch Guilder	2 Shillings
English Shilling	1 Shilling 1 Penny
Copper Coin of 1oz (Cartwheel Penny)	2 Pence
Dutch Ducat	9 Shillings 6 Pence
Indian Pagoda	8 Shillings
Half Johanna	2 Pounds
Indian Mohur	1 Pound 17 Shillings 6 Pence
Spanish Dollar (8 Reales)	5 Shillings
Johanna	4 Pounds

Dutch India, Gold Pagoda, 1747-1784 AD