2006 Mint Set with ANDA Show Logo
The 2006 eight coin uncirculated set celebrated 40 years of decimal currency. It was "C" Day February 14th 1966 when Australia converted from pounds, shillings and pence to dollars and cents. Australian's have embraced the Stuart Devlin designs and they have stood the test of time as iconic images that we all recognise.
This year set of 2006 Australian coins include examples of the 1c and 2c which were removed from circulation in 1991. It includes 2006 dated $2, $1, 50c, 20c, 10c and 5c all which can be found in circulation. The 50c included in this set is the standard dodecagonal shape, not to be confused with the 2006 proof set which includes the 50c in it's original form as a round 80% silver coin. They do however all feature the 2006 obverse portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley and not the Arnold Machin obverse as the 1c and 2c were first issued with in 1966.
All 8 coins are housed in a plastic bubble pack inside a descriptive card with an outer cardboard sleeve. 84,407 of these sets were issued for $23.50 each. There are 2 variations of this set:
1. Berlin World Money Fair issue of which 1,500 of these sets were issued with the World Money Fair logo printed on the outer sleeve. This is not simply a sticker as we have seen with other issues, it is printed with the packaging. Issue price $25.
2. Canberra ANDA show overprint of which 1,500 sets were issued with the ANDA Show logo printed on the outer sleeve. This is not simply a sticker as we have seen with other issues, it is printed with the packaging. Issue price $25. If I recall back to 2006 correctly this overprinted set should have been issued at all ANDA shows in 2006 with a mintage of 6,000 but there was a problem and only 1,500 were issued at the Canberra Fair, the first ANDA show for the year in February 2006. Email us at the Australian Coin Collecting Blog if you can clarify this.
For other Mint Set issues see the master list The Australian Mint Set - Royal Australian Mint Uncirculated Year Set Issues.
Posted by harrisk at August 16, 2011 11:13 AM
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