Year of the Ox Reverse Design
The coin depicts an ox and calf in a reverse design that also incorporates the
Chinese character for ‘ox’ and 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 its obverse.
Australia Post Commemorative Stamps
The card-mounted coin fits inside a colourfully illustrated envelope featuring a
$1.65 and a 55c stamp from Australia Post’s popular Christmas Island Lunar New Year Series.
Both stamps, which bear designs based on the Chinese character for ‘ox’, are postmarked 8
January 2009, the day this Stamp and Coin Cover is released.
Ideal Gift
Beautifully produced, this Stamp and Coin Cover is perfect for all those born in
years ‘ruled’ by the Chinese Ox – 2009, 1997, 1985, 1973, 1961 and 1949 etc.