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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 coin is part of a ten-coin series featuring Aussie Big Things - a traditional Australian form of a road-side attraction, and depicts The Giant Murray Cod. The city of Swan Hill is home to the Giant Murray Cod, a tribute to a legendary native fish. Fifteen metres long, three metres wide and five metres high, the steel and fiberglass structure is at once a symbol of civic pride, an inducement for tourist snaps and highlights awareness that numbers of this species, once common in the Murray-Darling River system, have been greatly reduced. The series is a corporate partnership between the Royal Australian Mint and Australia Post. The coins were issued individually packaged, or in sets. | ||||||
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Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: 159,750 (included in total) | |
Details | Brilliant Uncirculated plain (not coloured) coin in mint set, or double PNC. There were 177,500 sets, in which 159,750 of the coins were plain and 17,750 were coloured. | |
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Aussie Big Things Giant Murray Cod Coloured and Standard Coin Postal Numismatic Cover (Double), mintage 1,000
Aussie Big Things - Tube and Folder Kit, mintage 177,500 10 coins: $1 The Big Banana, $1 The Big Blue Heeler, $1 The Big Jumping Crocodile, $1 The Big Lobster, $1 The Big Pineapple, $1 The Big Swoop, $1 The Big Tasmanian Devil, $1 The Giant Koala, $1 The Giant Murray Cod, $1 The Giant Ram | |
Variety | In coin sleeve | |
Mintage | Issued: 320,000 (included in total) | |
Details | Brilliant Uncirculated coin in individual coin sleeve. Release price: AU$ 3.00. | |
Variety | In PNC | |
Mintage | Issued: 6,500 (included in total). Mintage limit: 6,500 | |
Details | Brilliant Uncirculated coin in Postal Numismatic Cover postmarked Dadswells Bridge VIC 3385. Release price: AU$ 18.95. | |
Variety | Coloured Reverse | |
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Mintage | Issued: 22,750 (included in total) | |
Details | Distributed randomly in the ten-coin sets, where one in ten coins had a coloured reverse. Also in single and double PNC. The mint's report lists 17,750 coloured coins from the sets, and 5,000 in PNC. Given that two PNCs had the coloured coin: one double (coupled with a plain coin) limited to 1,000, and another one limited to 2,800 - it is unclear how that tallies to 5,000. | |
In Set |
Aussie Big Things Giant Murray Cod Coloured and Standard Coin Postal Numismatic Cover (Double), mintage 1,000
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Variety | Coloured in PNC | |
Mintage | Issued: 2,800 (included in total). Mintage limit: 2,800 | |
Details | Coloured coin in Aussie Big Things Giant Murray Cod Coloured Coin Postal Numismatic Cover (Single). Numbered, postmarked 1 November 2023 Swan Hill VIC 3585. Australia Post SKU: 9023543INT. Release price: AU$ 79.95. Mintage (presumably) included above. | |
Variety | Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 4,499. Mintage limit: 5,000 | |
Details | Proof FDC coin in mint set. | |
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Aussie Big Things 2023 Ten-Coin Proof Set, mintage 4,499
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Variety | Silver Proof FDC | |
Mintage | Issued: 1,000. Mintage limit: 1,000 | |
Material | 0.9999 Silver | |
Details | 11.66 g of 99.99% pure silver. Silver Proof FDC coin in mint set. | |
In Set |
Aussie Big Things 2023 Ten-Coin Silver Proof Set, mintage 1,000
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | One Dollar Circulating Commemorative |
Issued | 2023 |
Monarch | King Charles III |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
Face Value | 1 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 513,499 |
Current | Yes |
Material | Aluminium Bronze |
Designer | Aleksandra Stokic |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 25.2000 mm |
Thickness | 3.4600 mm |
Mass | 9.0000 g |
OCC ID | WMRA-EQPC-NVJP-OYPL |
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