2001 from left unc $5, silver $5, proof $20 (image courtesy ramint.gov.au)
Only a month after the passing of the cricketing legend Sir Donald George Bradman the Prime Minister announced a series of commemorative coins would be issued in his honour. There have been quite a few Bradman legal tender coins produced, a list can be found on our master Bradman's coins article.
This series of 3 coins complement the 20c released into circulation in the same year, 2001, but these were produced solely for collectors and are termed NCLT. In conjunction with the Bradman foundation and involving both mints the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint the 3 coins above were issued separately and in a 3 coin set.
The coin shown above left is aluminium, zinc and bronze and is Australian legal tender for $5. It has a frosted uncirculated finish with the reverse design featuring the famous Bradman pull shot. It weighs 20g and is 38.74mm in diameter with a reeded edge. This reverse was designed by the Perth Mints' Jovan Radanovich and the coin struck by the Royal Australian Mint. It was issued in a plastic card for $12.95. 245,000 of these coins were minted with an additional 5,000 in the 3 coin set.
The coin shown above middle is the fine silver (1 ounce) proof issue Australian legal tender for $5. The reverse design depicts Bradman playing an off drive. It is 40.5mm in diameter with a fully reeded edge. This reverse was designed by the Perth Mints' Jovan Radanovich and the coin struck by the Perth Mint. It was issued in a leatherette case for $55. 95,000 of these coins were minted with an additional 5,000 in the 3 coin set.
The coin shown above right is the proof bi-metal issue comprising of an inner disc of .27oz fine gold and a fine silver outer ring of .161oz, making a coin mass of 13.4041g. It is Australian legal tender for $20. The design features The Don wearing his baggy green cap. It is 32.1mm in diameter with a fully reeded edge. This reverse was designed by the Perth Mints' Jovan Radanovich and the coin struck by the Perth Mint. It was issued in a leatherette case for $380. 5,000 of these coins were minted with an additional 5,000 in the 3 coin set, this set issued for $447.95
All 3 coins have the standard Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II depicted on the coin obverse.
Posted by harrisk at April 8, 2011 12:58 PM
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