One Dollar 2010 Burke and Wills (Perth Mint), Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Burke & Wills Stamp and Coin Cover | The Perth Mint

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Exclusive uncirculted $1 Coin Australian Legal Tender Illustrated Card Envelope Issued by Australia Post Commemorative Stamp 3 August 2010 Postmark Ideal gift

The Perth Mint has created an Australian $1 coin for exclusive inclusion in Australia Post’s Stamp and Coin Cover marking the 150th anniversary of Burke and Wills’ intrepid expedition, which left Melbourne for the Gulf of Carpentaria in August 1860. The first European settlers to cross the Australian continent from south to north, the heroes’ remarkable accomplishment turned to tragedy, however, when they perished on the return leg. Uncirculated Aluminium Bronze The $1 coin is struck from aluminium bronze in uncirculated quality. Historical Reverse Design The coin’s reverse portrays Burke and Wills as they are represented in Charles Summers’ sculpture on the corner of Melbourne’s Swanston and Collins Streets. The inscription BURKE & WILLS appears in the design with The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. Australian Legal Tender Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the $1 coin depicts the Ian Rank-Bradley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2010 year-date on the obverse. Presentation Card and Envelope The coin is mounted on a card depicting The exploring party coming upon an encampment of natives, an oil painting by Henricus Leonardus van den Houten. The coin and its card holder come in a superb Australia Post envelope portraying part of Samuel Calvert’s engraving entitled Exploration expedition, the start from Royal Park. Commemorative Stamp and Postmark The illustrated envelope also features a commemorative 60c stamp showing the two heroes, and a special post mark from Parkville, Vic., dated 3 August 2010.

Monetary Denomination (AUD): 1
Maximum Gross Weight (g): 13.80
Maximum Diameter (mm): 30.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 3.10
Perth Mint Item ID: 10Q38AAA
Issue price: AU$ 9.94, US$ 7.11