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Four heads on one coin, a first for the new year!
Friday 1 January 2010
For the first time in history, four heads will appear on one coin to mark one hundred years of Australian coinage.
On New Year's Day, the Royal Australian Mint will unveil a new $1 coin design which honours the four monarchs that have appeared on Australian coinage over the past century.
"This commemoration is a significant milestone in Australia's history," said Royal Australian Mint Acting Chief Executive Officer Graham Smith.
"Along with the new Government and Constitution, the change in 1910, from the British monetary system to our own, heralded the unity and budding independence of our young nation. And this is what we are celebrating in 2010."
The new design features portraits of King Edward VII (1901-1910), King George V (1910-1936), King George VI (1936-1952) and Queen Elizabeth II (1952-present), sculpted by the Mint's Vladimir Gottwald.
The collectible coin will also bear the 'C' for Canberra mintmark, which denotes its place of minting. And visiting the Mint in 2010 is the only way that you will be able to buy this coin on its own. 2010 $1 Uncirculated 'C' Mintmark  2010 $1 Silver Proof 'C' Mintmark 
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Actually, since the obverse will have the usual QE2 portrait, it'll be a "five-headed coin".  Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Here's something an American will never understand. I get the current royal on your coinage, at least in theory. However the mint is commerating an Australian milestone with 4 Brits? I'll never get it...
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I want one  |
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Valued Member
United States
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How about a 1991 Mount Rushmore dollar?  (Picture from the US Mint) |
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Australia
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Here's something an American will never understand. I get the current royal on your coinage, at least in theory. However the mint is commemorating an Australian milestone with 4 Brits? I'll never get it...
It is pretty simple really. The coin celebrates 100 years of Australian coinage and every coin minted for Australia since the inception of our coins has had one of the four monarchs on the obverse. And Richard, I would be more than happy to get some for you.  Edit to add it will be Easter before I get to the mint though, so don't hold your breath. Edited by latman100
01/02/2010 5:10 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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I think that the silver dollar would also have been nice as a one ounce coin.
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Australia
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Hi Richard,
We'll be heading back to the mint sometime in the next month or two, if you can hold out till then I'd be happy to pick you one up.
Mark
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quote: "... However the mint is commemorating an Australian milestone with 4 Brits?"
- under the Australian legal system, the Sovereign is an Australian citizen.
And, we are generous enough to allow other countries to share her.
And, yes, it is nice to see our Queen on Pommie coins ...
Peter in Oz
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Someone nice is getting me a few. Nice people !
The proof is very nice too isn't it. I'll be grabbing a couple of those for sure.
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