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A perfect memento of South Australia, this 2010 Celebrate Australia coin is aimed at collectors, international visitors and Australians who wish to rejoice in the marvels of their spectacular surroundings.
The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
The coin’s reverse combines struck and coloured pictorial elements representing South Australia. As well as a coloured composition featuring St Peter's Cathedral in Adelaide, the design includes an image of the State’s faunal emblem, a hairy-nosed wombat, and Sturt's Desert Pea, its floral emblem.
The design incorporates The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2010 year-date.
No more than 2,500 of these Celebrate Australia – South Australia Coins will be released.