One Dollar 2021 F - Flies, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The one dollar coin denomination (written as $1) was introduced in Australia in 1984, replacing the earlier banknotes. The original definitive type featuring five kangaroos has not been changed since its introduction and is still issued regularly.

Apart from the regular design, the Royal Australian Mint issues a large variety of circulating commemorative one dollar coins which have the same specifications and circulate in parallel with the definitive type - such as this one.

This circulating commemorative dollar coin is part of the The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2 campaign - a series of 26 different $1 coins where each features a letter of the English alphabet and an Australian symbol starting with that letter. The coin for the letter F features the notorious Australian Flies.

F is for those persistent pesky Flies - the uninvited BBQ guests who land on your food, and often your face! With over 30,000 varieties of fly in Australia, a hand consistently waving near the face to scare off flies has become known as the "Aussie Salute". Many inventions have evolved to hamper the fly’s tireless onslaught, including the cork hat, a wide-brimmed hat with corks attached to dangling strings to produce movement that banishes flies with a simple shake of the head.