2025 Twenty Cent The Rainbow Serpent 50th Anniversary Gold Plated Coloured (20c) Uncirculated Australian Decimal Coin - Special Edition Book
Description
The Royal Australian Mint and the Children's Book Council of Australia present the fifth and final release in its Australian Children's Literature program - The Rainbow Serpent
Celebrating its 50th Aniiversary in 2025, the Rainbow serpent, is an important Dreamtime story accompanied by the stunning illustrations by Dick Roughsey.
The Rainbow serpent, written and illustrated by Dick Roughsey, is the fifth and final release in the series. Roughsey was a Lardil man from Mornington Island in Queensland and is recongised for his invaluable contributions to art and children's literature.
The Rainbow serpent won the Children's Book Council of Australia book of the year and picture book of the year awards in 1976.
Each year around Australia, children, schools and families celebrate the joy of reading one week more than any other – Book Week. A long-standing tradition of nearly 80 years, Book Week sees children dress as a character from their favourite book, enjoy story time, and fall further in love with reading.
This year’s release includes a 20-cent copper-nickel gold-plated uncirculated version of the coin in a deluxe edition of the book.
- Unique, Gold Plated, coloured coin
- Limited mintage of 3,000
- Presented in a hardcover deluxe edition of The Rainbow Serpent.
- Includes illustrated features from the book
- The Fifth release in series