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1999 Silver Kookaburra 1oz Landmark Series MACDONNEL Privy MS69
Part of the AUSTRALIAN THEMES/LANDMARK SERIES issued in 1999 and 2000 with 10 coins in total.
Maximum mintage was 1,500.
The MACDONELL Privy was issued in September 1999.
The MacDonnell Ranges, or Tjoritja in Arrernte, is a mountain range and an interim Australian bioregion located in southern Northern Territory and has an area of 3,929,444 hectares (9,709,870 acres). The range is a 644 km (400 mi) long series of mountains in central Australia, consisting of parallel ridges running to the east and west of Alice Springs. The mountain range contains many spectacular gaps and gorges as well as areas of Aboriginal significance.
The ranges were named after Sir Richard MacDonnell (the Governor of South Australia at the time) by John McDouall Stuart, whose 1860 expedition reached them in April of that year. The Horn Expedition investigated the ranges as part of the scientific expedition into central Australia. Other explorers of the range included David Lindsay and John Ross.
The MacDonnell Ranges were often depicted in the paintings of Albert Namatjira
NCS conserved beauty