Saturday, August 18, 2012

Celebrate Australia – World Heritage Sites – Lord Howe Island Group 2012 $1 Coin at The Perth Mint

  • World Heritage Site Design
  • Lord Howe Island Group Reverse
  • ‘P’ Mintmark
  • Australian Legal Tender
  • Eye-Catching Presentation Card
  • Available Individually or in a Five-Coin Collection with Bonus Album



This beautiful Celebrate Australia release is one of five 2012 $1 coins portraying stunning Australian landscapes and marine environments inscribed on the World Heritage List.

Lord Howe Island Group Reverse

Struck from aluminium bronze, the coin’s coloured reverse represents the Lord Howe Island Group’s stunning landscape and features the Sooty Tern, a native seabird.

‘P’ Mintmark

The coin’s reverse also incorporates The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.

Eye-Catching Presentation Card

The coin is housed on an eye-catching presentation card, which has a fold-out stand for upright display.

Five-Coin Collection

All coins in the five-coin collection are housed in a great folder to help display and protect your coins. Other Australian Heritage Sites included in the collection are the Wallandra Lakes Region, Kakadu National Park, Fraser Island and Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park.