Year of the Tiger Reverse Design

The coin depicts a tiger reclining under a tree in a reverse design that also incorporates the Chinese character for ‘tiger’ 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 $1.65 and 55c stamps from Australia Post’s popular Christmas Island Lunar New Year Series. Both stamps, which bear designs based on the Chinese character for ‘tiger’, are postmarked 12 January 2010, the day this Stamp and Coin Cover is released.

Seal of Authenticity

The Stamp and Coin Cover also features Australia Post’s seal of authenticity and an official number.

Ideal Gift

Beautifully produced, it’s a perfect gift for all those born in years said to be influenced by the Chinese lunar tiger – 1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998 and 2010.