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I have spent about three hours today working on my Fifty Cent and Twenty Cent Australian sets. Regarding the Twenty Cent set, I am down to two coins which I am unsure of, and would appreciate some help. Both are 2001. One has what looks to be a large flower over the outline of an Australian State. The other is divided into three parts, with an Australian state outline on the left, flowers and a flag on the right, and a star shaped symbol at the bottom. When I get these two placed in my Dansco Album, I will have all my Twenty Cent coins secured and will be ready to start looking for the remainder so that I may finish the set one of these days. Any help will be most appreciated!!  |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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The first one sounds like the New South Wales Centenary of Federation coin. The other is the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Centenary of Federation coin.
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markn, Thanks so much for the information!!
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Australian Capital Territory:  New South Wales:  Norfolk Island:  Northern Territory:  Queensland:  South Australia:  Tasmania:  Victoria:  Western Australia:  Hope this helps! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Those coins are beautiful! I especially like the ones with animals on them. I tried to find some on ebay with no luck. Are they difficult to obtain? |
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Australia
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No, not difficult. They go on ebay for a few dollars each. Try searching on the Australian ebay. Better still why not post something in the trade board here, there are a number of Aussies that would be happy to trade/sell you some. |
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Edited by Gary Burke
03/23/2007 4:39 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Some info about the images on the Western Australian 20 cent. Firstly, in the background is the map of Western Australia, it makes up about one third of Australia. I think after they divided up the rest of Australia, they said there is nothing worthwhile west of the rabbit proof fence, so they made it all one state. LOL. See more about W.A here.. http://www.westernaustralia.com/en/The flower and animal on the coin are our state flora and fauna emblems. The flower is a Kangaroo Paw and the animal is a Numbat. See pictures below....   Read more about them here... http://www.dpc.wa.gov.au/index.cfm?...bolsWaFloralSteve  |
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Thanks Steve.
Great information!!
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Australia
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You're a regular little mine of 'links', Steve. They are interesting enuf locally, let alone overseas. Good show.
regards,
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Australia
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It's a ploy to try and get some more people into W.A. so we can fill all the job vacancies. I'm tired of working too hard, because we can't get employees. We have less than 3 percent umemployment at the moment, so there is not enough people to go round. Want a job, Muckeye!! Anyone!! Steve |
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If I was in my 20's instead of my 60's, I think it would be a kick to spend a few years in Australia!!
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Australia
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The Federation series of coins are interesting in that it is the first recognition of Norfolk Island as an Australian Territory on our coins. At the time of Federation in 1901, the Australian Capital Territory was part of the Colony of New South Wales and the Northern Territory was a territory of the Colony of South Australia. Three other Australian Territories were not included in the Federation coin series - Christmas Island, Cocos Keeling Islands (both in the Indian Ocean) and the Australian Antarctic Territory. Some might say the Cocos Keeling Islands are now part of Western Australia but I think technically they are still a Territory. For our non-Australian friends, one Australian Territory gained independence from Australia in 1975, do you know it's present name? It was originally two colonies combined into one territory, what were the two colonies? Wayne Edited by Brissyboy
06/15/2007 6:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Gary, regarding your description: "The other is divided into three parts, with an Australian state outline on the left, flowers and a flag on the right, and a star shaped symbol at the bottom."
and see Snooba's pic of the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) coin.
What you say is "divided into three parts", is in fact a depiction of the flagpole atop Parliament House in Canberra. Thus the flag is shown in relation to the uppermost part of the pole.
Wayne - "other Australian Territories were not included in the Federation coin series" - nine other territories are not included. I see no takers -yet - regarding your 1975 question.
Peter, Datwin, NT
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Hi Peter, nice to have you join us and from the beautiful city of Darwin.
Yes it has been a quiet topic for some months. For the others here, of course the Territory that gained independence from Australia in 1975 was Papua New Guinea. It was originally two colonies - The German Colony of New Guinea in the north east of the island and made a Trust Territory of Australia after the First World War and the Territory of Papua in the south east, first annexed by the Colony of Queensland in the late 1880s, then administered as a British Colony until it came under Australian control.
I would be interested to hear the details on the 9 other Territories.
Once again welcome to the CCF.
Wayne
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Wayne, Australia's lesser-knowm Territories include - Ashmore and Cartier Islands - uninhabited, *Christmas Island - pop of 1508 in 2001, *Cocos (or Keeling) Islands - pop of 621 in 2001, [*sometimes collectively described as the "Indian Ocean Territories (IOT)"] the Coral Sea Islands (became a territory in 1969; uninhabited), Heard Island & the McDonald Islands - uninhabited, Jervis Bay - pop of 611 in 2001, Macquarie Island - uninhabited, and the Australian Antarctic Territory. Which is only eight: I doubled up by counting IOT, which was incorrect. I think you'll find that the British rejected the annexation of Papua, and it was administered by Queensland: a colony of a colony. The North-Eastern Territory of New Guinea had its own coinage under German rule: the larger denomination coins are truly beautiful, but hard to come by. And it had a separate coinage under Australian rule. Peter |
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