One of the coins – a £5 coin minted in Melbourne in 1921 – was so rare that only six others were ever minted. It was sold on Saturday by auctioneers MDC Monaco for €992,000, which equates ...

Two rare Australian coins have sold for a world record price of about $1.5m each at an online auction in Monaco. Read Today's Paper Tributes. Rewards. Subscribe for $4.

Two rare Australian coins have sold for a world record price of about $1.5m each at an online auction in Monaco.