I finally decided to get hold of some of the Bi-Metalic $5 coins. Picked a few up at todays Brisbane ANDA Show. There have been six of them issued since 1994. This is the list...
1994 - Enfranchisement of Women in SA
1996 - Tribute to Sir Donald Bradman
1997 - Tribute to Sir Donald Bradman
1998 - 70 Years Royal Flying Doctor Service
2000 - Phar Lap 1930
2002 - Battle of Sunda Strait
The 1996 & 1997 Bradman coins are the same coin just different dates.
I always take them out of the fancy packaging and put them in coin flips. I was very surprised to find out when I got the first one out that it was actually a 24 sided (Polygonal) coin.
When they are inside the packaging they actually look to be round, but they are definitely not round.
Was anyone else aware of this? On Numista they had been listed as round coins. So I have just put in a change request to update them to be Polygonal instead of round.
You learn something every day in this hobby. :wavemulticolor:
Cheers Mike
I had no idea - I'd seen one of the Bradman ones in its packaging and it looked round to me.
I didn't realise that either brismike fantastic sharing of info