Description
Australia’s coastline boasts some of the longest, most beautiful and unspoilt beaches in the world. This precious marine heritage provides food, industry, extraordinary natural diversity, biological richness and recreation.
Australians are renowned internationally as a nation of beach and sea lovers.
The first surf life-saving reel in the world was demonstrated at Bondi Beach in 1906 by its designer Lester Ormsby and the pastime was further promoted by the Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku’s visit in 1915. He demonstrated this ancient Hawaiian board riding technique at Freshwater (or Harbord) in Sydney, New South Wales.
Surfing reached widespread cultural popularity in the 1960s, developing into a professional sport by the mid-70s. Today, water-loving Australians count amongst the world’s most accomplished swimmers and surfers.
The silver coin’s reverse depicts a male surfer with his surfboard at the beach against a map of Australia.
Each coin is housed in a unique Australian map-shaped latex case with a stylised shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.