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1956 - 2006 50th Anniversary
Dame Edna Everage
1oz Silver Proof Dollar Coin
The Melbourne suburb of Moonee Ponds was never big enough for Dame Edna Everage! Having conquered Australia, she's gone on to be the world's first self-proclaimed 'megastar' in a career spanning 50 years. This coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. The coin's coloured reverse design portrays Dame Edna wearing a pair of her trademark spectacles, accompanied by the words DAME EDNA EVERAGE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1956-2006. The coin comes in an illustrated box depicting a stage curtain and a pair of flamboyant glossy white spectacles on the lid. The coin rests on a blue display plinth, which may be lifted out of the box for closer inspection of the coin.
The coin is strictly limited to only 6,500 coins, with each coin accompanied by a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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2006 50th Anniversary Dame Edna Everage
1oz Silver Proof Coin A$75.00
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1956 - 2006 50th Anniversary
Dame Edna Everage
Stamp and Coin Cover
This 50th anniversary Stamp and Coin Cover is produced by The Perth Mint from aluminium bronze in uncirculated quality. The coin's coloured reverse depicts Dame Edna wearing a pair of her trademark spectacles, accompanied by the words DAME EDNA EVERAGE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 1956-2006. The envelope, which features a circular window to reveal the coin, also displays two Australia Post 50c stamps. The stamps' coloured images, which portray Dame Edna and Barry Humphries, are cancelled with a special postmark in the shape of Dame Edna's spectacles and the words: Moonee Ponds VIC 3039, 24 October 2006.
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Stamp and Coin Cover A$14.95
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2006 Fire Engines of the World
1oz Silver Dollar Coin
1923 LF-15 Fire Engine
This is the fifth fire engine of the world coin release by the Perth Mint. The LF-15 was designed to carry nine firemen and the driver, its pump could deliver 1,500 litres per minute.
The fire engine is portrayed inside a stylised fire hose and the words FIRE ENGINES OF THE WORLD.
The coin's obverse depicts Raphael Maklouf's effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Each coin is housed in an eye-catching red presentation case accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Each case comes within a shipper depicting stylised images of fire Fighters and is limited to only 5,000 coins.
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2006 Fire Engines of the World - German
1923 LF-15 Fire Engine 1oz Silver Coin A$62.00
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2006 Red Back Spider
Silver Proof Dollar Coin
The 2006 Red Back Spider silver proof coin is celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the discovery of the Red Back spider anti venom, which was created in 1956 by Saul Weiner of CSL Pty. This spectaular coin portays the distinctive red and black markings of this poisonous spider, and is presented in a high gloss timber case and is strickly limited to only 5,000 coins. The coin comes with a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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1956 - 2006 50 Years of
Australian Television
1oz Silver Proof Dollar Coin
"From Channel Nine comes the first television programme in Australia. Station TCN presents: 'This is Television'.
Good Evening and Welcome to Television."
So began the remarkable history of TV broadcasting in Australia. Fifty years on, The Perth Mint is celebrating the outstanding achievements of the Australian television industry with this unique and memorable 'lenticular' coin. Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, the square-shaped coin's reverse represents an early television. As the coin is moved, its lenticular 'screen' depicts a sequence of coloured images relating to favourite Australian television programmes and personalities since 1956.
The six coloured lenticular images, which 'morph' miraculously from one to another as the coin's viewing angle is changed, portray:
• Graham Kennedy - the 'King' of Australian television;
• Playschool - the logo from the iconic children's programme;
• Skippy - the famous 'bush kangaroo' and his human companion, Sonny;
• Countdown - the logo from Australia's most influential pop music show;
• The Movie Show - the logo from the long-running film review program;
• Hey Hey It's Saturday - the show's host Daryl Somers and his sidekick, Ossie Ostrich.
Each coin is housed in a spiral-bound presentation booklet examining the appeal and greatness of each television icon portrayed on the lenticular reverse. Accompanied by a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity, the booklet comes in an outer cover depicting a family watching an early television set in the 1950s. This special release is limited to only 12,500 coins.
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1956 - 2006 50 Years of Australian Television
1oz Silver Proof Coin A$85.00
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2006 Australian Pre Decimal Coins
1oz Silver Proof Locket Dollar Coin
Australian's Pre Decimal coins remain a favourite with many collectors. The Perth Mint has released this commemorative silver coin to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of decimalisation in Australia.
The reproduced miniature versions of the pre decimal coins are contained inside a locket type coin. The 1oz silver locket coin is produced by 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
The innovative locket coin contains a tiny Florin, Shilling, Sixpence, Threepence, Penny, Halfpenny. This spectacular coin is strictly limited to only 7,500. The coin is accompanied by a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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1oz Silver Locket Proof Coin A$135.00
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2006 Fire Engines of the World
1oz Silver Dollar Coin
1934 Commer Fire Engine
The 1934 Commer fire engine features on the reverse side of the fourth release of this wonderful series. The 1934 Commer Fire Engine was the only fire engine available to attend the initial call from Coventry Cathedral following the German Luftwaffe raid on the night of 14 November 1940.
The fire engine is portrayed inside a stylised fire hose and the words FIRE ENGINES OF THE WORLD.
The coin's obverse depicts Raphael Maklouf's effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Each coin is housed in an eye-catching red presentation case accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Each case comes within a shipper depicting stylised images of fire Fighters and is limited to only 5,000 coins.
2006 Fire Engines of the World - English
1934 Commer Fire Engine 1oz Silver Coin A$70.00
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2006 Commemorative Silver Proof
1923 Australian Halfpenny
This new release has been created to commemorate the 1923 halfpenny. Limited to a worldwide mintage of only 5,000, this coin is produced from one ounce of silver and is finished in pure copper. This crown-sized legal tender of Tuvalu and is struck to Proof quality by the Perth Mint. The coin is housed in a timber presentation case with full colour outer sleeve and numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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1923 Australian Halfpenny Silver Proof Coin A$79.95
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2006 Australia - Japan
Year of Exchange
Silver Uncirculated Dollar Coin
The inspiring design of the 2006 $1 Year of Exchange is also embellished with a full colour version of the Year of Exchange logo. Each coin is set in an official case with a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity and will be part of a total mintage of around 5,000 individual coins. Each 1oz silver proof coin is produced from 99.9% silver.
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2006 Australia - Japan Year of Exchange
Silver Uncirculated Coin A$65.00
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2006 Australian Antarctic Territory
Edgeworth David Base
1oz Silver Proof Dollar Coin
The third release from The Perth Mint's popular Australian Antarctic Territory Series celebrates the establishment 20 years ago of the Edgeworth David summer base, which lies 85 kilometres inland from the Shackleton Ice Shelf in the Bunger Hills area. The base is named in honour of Australian geologist and explorer Sir Tannant William Edgeworth David, who led the first successful ascent of Mount Erebus, Antarctica’s only active volcano, and led the first team to reach the Magnetic South Pole during Shackleton’s famous expedition of 1907. Each coin is housed in a blue-coloured presentation case, which comes within a stylish outer shipper. A Numbered Certificate of Authenticity accompanies each coin. This coin is limited to only 7,500.
2006 Australian Antarctic Territory 1oz Silver Proof Coin A$99.00
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2006 Fire Engines of the World
1oz Silver Dollar Coin
1923 Garford Type 15 Pumper
The new Fire Engines of the world coin depicts a coloured image of a 1923 Garford Type 15 Pumper. The New South Wales Fire Brigades constructed 49 of these light pumpers on Garford Type 15 truck chassis for use in Australian country towns. They entered service between 1922 and 1925, and the last unit was withdrawn in 1968. The fire engine is portrayed inside a stylised fire hose and the words
FIRE ENGINES OF THE WORLD.
The coin's obverse depicts Raphael Maklouf's effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Each coin is housed in an
eye-catching red presentation case accompanied by a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Each case comes within a shipper depicting stylised images of fire Fighters and is limited to only 5,000 coins.
2006 Fire Engines of the World - Australian
1923 Garford Type 15 Pumper 1oz Silver Coin A$80.00
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2006 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
80th Birthday 1oz Silver Proof Dollar Coin
This coin has been struck by the Perth Mint to celebrate Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s 80th Birthday. It features a full-colour image of Queen Elizabeth II and her birth date on the reverse and the denomination and portrait of the Queen on the obverse. The coin comes in the official case of issue, illustrated outer box and Certificate of Authenticity and is limited to the mintage of 12,500 coins
2006 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
80th Birthday 1oz Silver Proof Coin A$78.00
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2006 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
80th Birthday Coin and Stamp Cover
The Perth Mint produced a special coin from aluminium bronze in uncirculated quality and is incorporated in this lavish Stamp and Coin Cover. The coin's reverse depicts Sir Cecil Beaton's famous 1953 photograph of the Queen wearing the Order of the Garter. The words H.M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II 80th BIRTHDAY 21-4-2006 appear in a ring around the coloured portrait. The coin is mounted in a card featuring a contemporary image of the Queen and an 80 year-old picture of her parents - the future King George VI and Queen Elizabeth - admiring their first child. The envelope, which features a circular window to reveal the coin, also displays two Australia Post stamps. The $2.45 stamp depicts Beaton's 1953 image of the Queen, while the 50c stamp bears portrait painter Pietro Annigoni's first picture of Her Majesty, originally unveiled 50 years ago in 1956. The stamps are both postmarked with a first day of issue cancellation bearing the date 19 April 2006.
2006 Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
80th Birthday Coin and Stamp Cover A$19.95
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2006 Figure of Notes
Five 1oz Silver Proof Coin Set
Forty years ago, on the 14th February 1966, Australia introduced decimal notes and coins, marking the end of its British-style currency system based on pounds, shillings and pence. To celebrate the anniversary of decimalisation in Australia, The Perth Mint has released five 1oz silver proof coins featuring designs inspired by the historic figures represented on Australia's original decimal currency notes. The coloured reverse of each coin depicts historic figures as they were depicted on decimal currency notes issued between 1966 and 1974.
Each 2006-dated coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. The coins have a very limited mintage of only 2,500 and is accompanied by a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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2006 Figure of Notes Five 1oz Silver Proof
Coin Set A$375.00
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2006 ANDA Coin Fair Special Release
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2006 2oz Coloured Silver Dog Coin
Canberra ANDA Coin Fair Issue
Released recently at the Canberra ANDA Coin, Note & Stamp Show, The Perth Mint released a 2006 2oz Silver Coloured Dog Show Edition. With a limited mintage of only 750 coins being released in Australia, this coin was in high demand over the two days of the show. The coin is Australian legal tender and is set in an official case with a Certificate of Authenticity.
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Australia on the Map
2006 1oz Silver Proof Dollar Coin
Under the command of Willem Janszoon, the Dutch ship Duyfken made landfall on the western shore of Cape York in 1606. The ships crew chartered 320 Kilometres of the coast around the modern town of Weipa.
Marking this special event and celebrating this historic anniversary of 400 years the Perth Mint is releasing a special commemorative silver proof coin. The coin depicts a coloured representation of Janszoon's original map of a section of Cape York. The design also features an image of the Duyfken under sail. Each coin is housed in a stitched leatherette case, and is stored in a spectacular outer box depicting a coloured image of Janszoon's map within a decorative cartouche lid.
This spectacular coin is struck from 99.9% pure silver and is produced in proof quality. It is accompanied with a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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Australia on the Map 2006
1oz Silver Proof Coin A$82.50
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2006 Year of the Dog
Coin and Stamp Cover
The Stamp and Coin Cover released by Australia Post and the Perth Mint depicts the popular lunar year zodiac theme: Year of the DOG. The Australian legal tender coin, depicting a striking image of a Dog, The Australian Lunar coin produced by the Perth Mint is made from Aluminium Bronze and is 30mm in diameter. The coin is mounted on a brightly illustrated card featuring a Chinese style image. The card and coin are presented in a coloured envelope featuring a circular window to display the coin. The envelope displays a Christmas Island mini sheet with a 50c and a $1.45 stamp. This is an ideal gift to anyone born in the following years: 1922, 1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994 and 2006.
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Stamp Cover A$11.95
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2006 Sydney Opera House
Gold Proof Coin
Sydney’s Opera House is probably Australia’s most recognized symbol. Instantly recognizable around the world, the Perth Mint has released a Gold proof coin celebrating Australia’s greatest architectural icon. The coin is struck from 99.9% pure Gold and is finished in proof quality. The 1/25oz gold coin is housed in a stylished black leatherette presentation case, and will be keenly sort after by both International visitors and coin collectors from over the world.
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2006 Sydney Opera House
Gold Proof Coin A$99.00
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2006 Gilded Edition Kookaburra
1oz Silver Dollar Coin & Pin
The 2006 Gilded Kookaburra features two Kookaburras on a tree branch. The birds, which are spectacularly illuminated in 24 carat gold, appear on a delicately frosted table.
The coin is house in a silver presentation case and is accompanied by a Numbered Certificate of Authenticity. This coin is limited to only 10,000
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2006 Gilded Kookaburra Silver Dollar & Pin A$66.00
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2006 Fire Engines of the World
1oz Silver Dollar Coin
AA – 60 Airfield
The next Perth Mint release is the AA– 60 Airfield
Fire Engine. The AA-60 engine was in service between 1973 and 1982 to fight fires on aircrafts.
The engine was capable of holding between 11,000 and 12,000 litres of water and a 900 litres of foam. The AA-60 has a very limited mintage of only 5,000 coins, it comes with a numbered certificate.
2006 Fire Engines of the World -
AA – 60 Airfield Fire Engine 1oz Silver Coin A$95.00
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