The News Desk - 2015 Coin

[Australian coin]

Well 2015 is just around the corner and its that time again to find out what the theme for the year will be...

so drum roll
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Anzac Centenary

$1 Copper, Aluminium and Nickel Coin – Anzac Centenary 'C' mintmark

Reverse

A stylised representation of a rocky landscape including a representation of a cross. Superimposed on the cross is a stylised representation of a shore. Standing next to the cross are 4 soldiers facing right and 3 soldiers facing left. The design includes a representation of a dot and the inscriptions 'ONE DOLLAR' and 'ANZAC CENTENARY 1915-2015'.  The design also includes a representation of the initials of the designer Aleksandra Stokic 'AS'. The letter 'C' is also included in the design. This letter denotes the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.

Obverse

Consistent with all Australian legal tender coinage, an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will appear on the obverse side of the coin together with the inscriptions 'ELIZABETH II', 'AUSTRALIA' and the inscription, in numerals, of a year. The obverse design includes the initials of the designer Ian Rank-Broadley 'IRB'

(This little tacker will be available from January 1st at the RAM Visitor Gallery Press) - (in the past cost was $3.00 per coin to mint your own at the press)

When the press release images become available I will post pics here for you to see

:Winkextra: Happy coin collecting for 2015 luv AC :Heart:

[Triggersmob]

Gee, ANZAC centenary. I would never have guessed that.

[ausjack]

yep three more bloody years of them yet..milk that cash cow
http://www.ramint.gov.au/designs/products/ACCP_info.cfm

[kchan1111]

Looks like we are not getting a new effigy of the Liz as speculated. The current depiction is already as matured as possible without causing offense.

[ausjack]

sounds like some botox is in order, works for all our pollies ATM but you really can't tell they've had anything done :laugh2:

[runway]

Thank you for the info Australian Coin

[ausjack]

Gee runway I thought you were into the PNC garbage and not all the other rubbish the mint makes..you know they're just granny bait to suck the novice in and wish they'd stop doing it, so between companies going bust and things like APCGS in there solely to rip people off and not to mention the way the useless backstabbing deceitful gov is running the economy into the ground it's not looking good for anything let alone collecting

[Australian coin]

Last coin of 2014 and First coin of 2015

The Royal Australian Mint will continue its annual tradition of allowing a member of the public the opportunity to strike the last coin of the year on Wednesday 31 December 2014.

Each year there is a great amount of interest in striking the last coin on the Mint's public gallery press. The Mint will be giving visitors to the Mint the chance to be the lucky one to make and keep the final coin to come from the Mint for the year.

All New Year's Eve visitors to the Mint can enter the draw and around 4:45 pm the winner is selected at random and permitted to use the press for the final time.

The highly anticipated first coin of 2015 will be struck on Thursday 1 January 2015. Over the past two years, collectors have waited in line for some time to claim the honour of the first coin of the new year.

The commemorative design on the coin will be unveiled at the time and the first 100 people lined up for the occassion will be presented with a certificate authenticating their coin as one of the first 100 off the gallery press.

[ausjack]

taken to the misbehaviours

[Australian coin]

so my little coin buddies, have you been keeping track of the coins available :mr47_05: I have
here is a guide to the 2015 'Anzac Centenary'




Anzac Centenary 'C' mintmark

First coin of 2015 honours the Anzac Legend

Thursday 1 January 2015

The first new coin for 2015 has been unveiled during one of the Royal Australian Mint's most highly anticipated annual events in Canberra. The new design Anzac Centenary will be featured on the Mint's public gallery press throughout the year.

The new design honours the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli Campaign and the role of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs) in 1915 and will be a part of the Mint's Official Anzac Centenary Coin Program.

Mint CEO Ross MacDiarmid said the Mint's coin designers have worked alongside the Australian War Memorial to produce the coins marking the Anzac Centenary and taken a great deal of pride in capturing the sombre but important period on coin designs such as this one.

"The 2015 $1 'C' Mintmark Uncirculated Coin - Anzac Centenary is the first coin released for the year when we will mark 100 years since Gallipoli. The Mint takes its role as a chronicler of Australian stories very seriously, in particular when commemorating our role in the First World War," Mr MacDiarmid said.

"We are proud to continue to craft coins which share the stories of Australians in war, conflict and peacekeeping, through treasures which will be cherished and handed down for generations to come."

The background includes depictions of the coastline along the Gallipoli Peninsula, in the foreground soldiers stand sentinel as a buglers sounds the Last Post. A cross is formed within the design, as a symbol of the lost and a link to the war cemeteries of the First World War, where many Australians were interred after having fallen in battle.

The coins produced on the Mint's public gallery press will also include a 'C' for Canberra mintmark on the design denoting that that coin was made at the Mint.

"Not only does this provide visitors to the Mint with a memento of Canberra and their visit, it also provides the opportunity for the general public to share in a piece of Anzac Centenary history," Mr MacDiarmid said.

Along with the gallery press coin, the Mint is also releasing today two other coins featuring the Anzac Centenary design in precious gold and silver, retailing for $300 and $50 respectively. These valuable collectables are being released with limited mintages and in the anniversary year of the Gallipoli Campaign are expected to sell out.
 The 'C' for Canberra Gallery Press coin, retailing for $3, is only available by visiting the Mint in Canberra, other coins in the Anzac Centenary range are available via the Mint's eShop - https://www.eshop.ramint.gov.au or by calling the Contact Centre on 1300 652 020.
www.ramint.gov.au
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