{Category Archives} Australian Coins
2009 Australian Koala and Kookaburra Silver Coins Revealed - Coin News
Aug 28 at 10:10pm
The Perth Mint revealed their stunning and newly designed 2009 silver bullion coins this week that include the series of Australian Koala Silver Coins and Australian Kookaburra Silver Coins. Both coin series are legal tender, struck in 99.9% pure silver, include guarantees in weight and purity, and offer intriguing designs with differing sizes.
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2009 Australian Kangaroo Gold Coins Unveiled - Coin News
Aug 26 at 7:07pm
The Perth Mint has pulled away the curtains to unveil the new and unique 2009 Australian Kangaroo gold coin design. The Australian Government official, legal tender bullion coins are struck in 99.99% pure gold, carry a guarantee in weight and purity, and include eight fractional sizes with two different reverse designs.
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Royal Australian Mint Launches New Websites and Coins - Coin News
Aug 19 at 10:10pm
The Royal Australian Mint has launched three new websites with each sporting a different theme and coin products. The offerings range from commemorative coins honoring the centenary of Sir Donald Bradman’s birth and the 25th anniversary of Australia II’s win in the American’s Cup, to an exclusive club membership with product discounts.
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Young Collectors Set to Inspire New Generation of Australian Coin Collectors
Aug 11 at 9:09pm
In a market-leading initiative designed to help create a new generation of coin collectors, The Perth Mint has announced Young Collectors, the first Australian legal tender coin program exclusively designed, packaged and priced for 8 to 12 year-old children.
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Perth Mint Goes for Gold, Silver and Bronze at Beijing
Aug 5 at 10:10pm
The Perth Mint has released commemorative gold, silver and bronze coins celebrating the Australian Olympic Team’s participation at the 2008 Beijing Games.
Authorised by the Australian Olympic Committee, the suite includes a prestigious 10g coin struck from 99.99% pure gold in proof quality. The coin’s reverse depicts the Australian ‘Flags and Rings’ Olympic logo in colour surrounded by stylised representations of the Sydney Opera House and the Beijing Olympic Stadium.
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Australian Koala coins released by Perth Mint - Coin News
Jul 22 at 9:09pm
Australia’s iconic Koala coins are more popular than ever. The Perth Mint of Australia has launched a new coin series of 2008 proof gold Koalas, its first Gilded Koala and their second pure silver Koala. Each bullion coin depicts the “cuddly” koala and her baby sitting on a tree branch.
All coin versions bear the same obverse or heads design with Ian Rank-Broadley’s effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, are Australian legal tender, and include the “P” mint mark, denoting The Perth Mint.
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Gagarin Space Coin Launched from The Perth Mint of Australia - CoinNews
Jul 16 at 8:08pm
The Perth Mint of Australia has launched an innovative rotating coin commemorating the first man in space. The legal-tender, 1 oz silver coin celebrates the journey of Yuri Gagarin, who became the first person to enter space and orbit Earth for 1 hour 48 minutes aboard Vostok 1 on April 12, 1961.
The limited minted coin marks the second release in the Perth Mint’s successful Orbit and Beyond Coin Series.
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Sister Mary MacKillop Featured on Coin - ZENIT
Jul 9 at 6:06pm
Australia is honoring Blessed Mary MacKillop, who will likely be the country’s first saint, by featuring her on a collector’s coin.Senator Nick Sherry, minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, launched the Sister Mary MacKillop coin Tuesday.
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Mary MacKillop on Australian commemorative coin
Jul 9 at 6:06pm
Senator the Hon Nick Sherry, Minister for Superannuation and Corporate Law, today launched the first coin in the Inspirational Australians’ coin series which features the Australian people’s saint, Blessed Mary MacKillop.
The Inspirational Australian coin series recognises and celebrates individual achievements and commemorates unique Australians who have made an extraordinary contribution to our society.
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Australian Mint Nothern Territory coin - CoinNews
Jul 3 at 3:03pm
The Royal Australian Mint marks the 30th anniversary of self-government for the Northern Territory with the release of a commemorative five dollar coin.
The Commonwealth conferred self-government on the Northern Territory on 1 July 1978 by enacting the Northern Territory (Self-Government) Act 1978. This day is celebrated every year as Territory Day.
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The Perth Mint’s new 2008 coins
Jun 25 at 3:03pm
The Perth Mint of Australia announces an array of beautiful 2008 collector coins for worldwide release. The striking of the new silver and gold coins include: First Australian Koala Proof Series, 90th Anniversary of the End of World War I, 2008 Good Fortune Gold Proofs, Christmas Island Silver Proofs, Prince of Wales 60th Birthday Silver Proofs, and the Mythological Chinese Character Series.
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Aussie stamp-coin released for Beijing - AAP
Jun 24 at 3:03pm
An Australian coin shaped as a postage stamp has been created to commemorate the Beijing Olympic Games.
Produced by the Perth Mint, one side of the 50 cent “stamp-coin” features the mythical Chinese dragon and the Australian Olympic Committee logo. The other side reproduces the usual image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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Australia II 25th Anniversary Commemorative Silver Coin and Sailcloth - CoinNews
Jun 13 at 9:09pm
The Perth Mint struck and launched a silver proof commemorative coin celebrating the 25th anniversary of Australia II, which became the first challenger ever to win the America’s Cup on 26 September 1983.
The Australian legal tender coin is made of 99.9% pure silver, contains one full ounce, and has a very limited mintage ceiling of 5,000.
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