Obverse: shows the left-facing portrait of King George VI with the surrounding legend GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP. Below the neck are the initials HP of engraver Thomas Humphrey Paget.
Reverse: features the Coat of Arms of Australia with SIXPENCE above and ADVANCE AUSTRALIA below. At the bottom appear the year.
About the coin: struck in .925 silver, the coin weighs 2.83 g and measures 19 mm. It was minted between 1938–1945, with several wartime issues produced in U.S. mints.
