2008 Australian Animal $1 Coins

Young Collectors kicks-off with 12 Australian Animal $1 coins dated 2008.

Australian Legal Tender

Each 2008-dated coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.   

Fascinating Animal Reverse Designs

The 12 reverse designs depict:

Air:

• Palm Cockatoo - Australia’s largest Cockatoo
• Wedge Tailed Eagle - Australia’s largest bird of prey
• Ghost Bat - the only carnivorous bat in Australia
• Splendid Wren – a beautiful bird with brilliant blue plumage

Land:

• Echidna – a prickly egg-laying mammal
• Grey Kangaroo - Australia’s most famous marsupial
• Common Wombat – the largest burrowing herbivorous mammal
• Frilled Neck Lizard - Australia’s reptile emblem

Water:

• Whale Shark - the world’s largest fish
• Platypus – one of only three species of egg-laying mammals
• Green Turtle - a reptile whose ancestors predate the dinosaurs
• Australian Sea Lion – a unique Australian aquatic mammal

Effigy of Her Majesty The Queen

The obverse of each coin portrays the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Illustrated Information Cards

Each coin is housed on a coloured card featuring a magnificent illustration of its animal.  Educational information included on the back of the card includes whether the animal is endangered or secure, what it eats, where it lives, and a fascinating ‘Did You Know?’ section.

Collector Album

As well as acquiring each coin individually, you may purchase a:

• Complete Album with Bonus Medallion
  
  This great package comprises all 12 coins in an album with a 3-D image of a kangaroo on the front cover.  The complete album also includes activity sheets (word puzzles and drawing exercises), coloured animal stickers and a bonus bronze medallion depicting a coloured image of Gordy the Gecko, the cheeky ‘ambassador’ for the coins.  The coloured medallion depicting this friendly character is housed on a card featuring a personal note to collectors.
  
  
• Starter Album
  
  This option allows you to acquire the first three coins Wedge Tailed Eagle, Grey Kangaroo and Australian Sea Lion in the same album with a 3-D image of a kangaroo on the front cover.  Each album, which has room for the other nine coins, also includes activity sheets and coloured animal stickers.

Perfect Gift From Parents And Grandparents

2008 Australian Animal $1 coins make perfect gifts from parents and grandparents.  Together with future releases from Young Collectors, they’re sure to encourage different generations to share a passion for one of the world’s most popular hobbies.

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