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.
Kakadu National Park Reverse
Struck from aluminium bronze, the coin’s coloured reverse represents Kakadu National Park’s primordial scenery, including a river scene featuring the White Snowflake Water Lily and a Black Necked Stork.
‘P’ Mintmark
The coin’s reverse design 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 and Display Folded
The individual 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 Lord Howe Island Group, Fraser Island, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Wallandra Lakes Region.
Kakadu National Park has received two World Heritage List entries, being fully inscribed in 1992. The park is situated in the Northern Territory of Australia, 171 km southeast of the Darwin and covers an area of approximately 20,000 square kilometres.
Renowned for its extraordinary wetlands and ancient cultural traditions, Kakadu National Park is jointly owned by the Australian Government and the traditional Aboriginal owners who have inhabited the region for over 40,000 years.
The park includes an astonishing range of habitats, from forests, tropical rivers, floodplains, and mangroves to mudflats. Kakadu embraces many species of birds, mammals, freshwater fish, insects, and reptiles – the most famous being the Saltwater Crocodile.
Other Australian Heritage Sites included in this series are the Lord Howe Island Group, Fraser Island, Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park and the Wallandra Lakes Region.