One Dollar 2011 Mythical Creatures - Fairy, Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Nine Mythical Creature $1 Coins

The Young Collectors 2011 coins portray nine creatures from legend and fantasy:

Fairy – a tiny, winged-being with magical powers
Tree Ent – a spirit that lives in a tree
Ogre – a cruel, ugly brute
Griffin – a lion with an eagle’s head and wings
Mermaid – a female half-human fish
Goblin – an evil, illiterate dwarf
Phoenix – a sacred firebird
Dragon – a fire-breathing lizard-like monster
Unicorn – a spiral-horned white horseYoung Collectors - 2011 Mythical Creatures $1 Coin Collection | The Perth Mint

The Mint says about this coin:

Nine Mythical Creature $1 Coins Uncirculated Aluminium Bronze Australian Legal Tender Extremely Limited Mintage - 4,000 Awesome Coin Album Bonus Magnifying Glass Stickers, Poster and More! Perfect Gift from Parents and Grandparents

Immerse your child’s imagination in a magical world of mythical creatures with the Young Collectors 2011 $1 Coin Collection. Australian Legal Tender Struck from aluminium bronze in uncirculated quality, each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. The Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II appears on the obverse of each coin. Awesome Collector Album The coins are housed in an awesome collector album comprising a richly illustrated presentation folder and sleeve. The folder incorporates a magnifying glass and includes special advice on which mythical creatures to trust, and which ones to avoid! Stickers, Poster and More! The package comes with mythical creature stickers, a double-sided poster and a beguiling tale of two children whose lucky encounter with a golden fairy saves them from the meanness of a smelly goblin! Ideal Gift From Parents And Grandparents The 2011 Mythical Creatures $1 Coin Collection is the ideal gift from parents and grandparents keen to encourage their youngsters to get into coins!

Monetary Denomination (AUD): 1
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 13.80
Maximum Diameter (mm): 30.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 3.10
Designer: Tom Vaughan
Perth Mint Item ID: 1120ZAAA
Issue price: AU$ 99.95, US$ 71.81