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Posted 03/25/2006 8:34 pm
This is from the dutch mint site
Anouncing the official commemorative coin: the Australian Five Euro Coin
400 years of Australia
26 February 2006 marks the 400th anniversary of Captain Willem Janszoon's discovery of the Australian coast in his ship, 't Duyfken. In the years that followed, Abel Tasman charted more of the continent. The relationship between the Netherlands and Australia has been close ever since. The celebration of 400 years of friendship and the striking of the commemorative coin further emphasises the bond between the two countries.
Design
Designer Irma Boom designed the Australia Five Euro Coin. In doing so she used six globes, each of which show a different perspective of the world. Lines symbolising the routes of the Dutch East India Company cross over each other. The mintmastersign (course-setting sails) is engraved at the spot where 't Duyfken made landfall.
Circulation figures: Silver 5 euro Circulation grade Max. 500,000
Silver 5 euro Proof grade Max. 22,500
Golden 10 euro Proofk grade Max. 3,500
The Royal Australian Mint is also issuing an official commemorative coin. This silver 5 dollar coin bears an engraving of 't Duyfken: the ship in which Willem Janszoon sailed along the coast of what was then a new continent. The coin is regarded as legal tender in Australia.
Anouncing the official commemorative coin: the Australian Five Euro Coin
400 years of Australia
26 February 2006 marks the 400th anniversary of Captain Willem Janszoon's discovery of the Australian coast in his ship, 't Duyfken. In the years that followed, Abel Tasman charted more of the continent. The relationship between the Netherlands and Australia has been close ever since. The celebration of 400 years of friendship and the striking of the commemorative coin further emphasises the bond between the two countries.
Design
Designer Irma Boom designed the Australia Five Euro Coin. In doing so she used six globes, each of which show a different perspective of the world. Lines symbolising the routes of the Dutch East India Company cross over each other. The mintmastersign (course-setting sails) is engraved at the spot where 't Duyfken made landfall.
Circulation figures: Silver 5 euro Circulation grade Max. 500,000
Silver 5 euro Proof grade Max. 22,500
Golden 10 euro Proofk grade Max. 3,500
The Royal Australian Mint is also issuing an official commemorative coin. This silver 5 dollar coin bears an engraving of 't Duyfken: the ship in which Willem Janszoon sailed along the coast of what was then a new continent. The coin is regarded as legal tender in Australia.
