The commemorative 20 cent coin.
The Royal Australian Mint has celebrated the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Princess Catherine with the official launch of commemorative coins and a program of ‘swaps’ of old coins for new.
A commemorative 20 cent coin was released into public circulation following the wedding, while a 50 Cent Uncirculated Royal Wedding Coin was now on sale.
The 50 Cent Selectively Gold-Plated Royal Wedding Coin is also available for sale in the Two Coin Set.
On the day after the wedding, the Mint in Canberra encouraged members of the public to bring their own royal coin collection in to have it valued for free from coin valuers.
With the purchase of a Royal Wedding uncirculated 50 cent coin, the first 1,000 people were also entitled to swap any 20 cent coin for a brand new Royal Wedding 20 cent coin.
Assistant Treasurer, Bill Shorten said the 20 cent coin, designed by the Mint, featured a detailed sculpted portrait of the couple which had been through a highly consultative approval process with Her Majesty The Queen.
Mr Shorten said it was fitting for the Mint, on behalf of Australia and the Australian Government, to continue the tradition of honouring and preserving royal history.
“There are many royal collectibles out there but this circulating coin creates the excitement of checking your change to see if there happens to be a collectible right there in your pocket,” Mr Shorten said.
Chief Executive of the Royal Australian Mint, Ross MacDiarmid said renowned coin sculptor Vladimir Gottwald designed the coin using images of the couple as inspiration.
The same design on the circulating 20 cent coin is also on the collectible uncirculated 50 cent coin and as part of the Royal Wedding Set.
Source: http://www.psnews.com.au/Page_psn2636.html
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