2001 RAM Centenary of Federation 50c Circulating Coin - Australia Capital Territory
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Vendor:
Royal Australian Mint
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Type:
Loose Coins
Description
FEATURES
- Stored in 35mm Lighthouse Self-Adhesive Coin Holders.
- In good circulated condition
- Featuring the Coat of Arms of Canberra, granted by King George V in 1928.
- Designed by CR Wylie.
- Mintage: 2 Million
Please Note: These are coins from circulation, so there may be minor scratches and possible toning, however we do our best to pick out the higher quality coins.
DETAILS
In 2001 Australia Celebrated the Centenary of Federation, the Royal Australian Mint released a commemorative 50c bearing the Coat of Arms for Each State and Territory.
Canberra's Coat of Arms, granted in 1928, features a shield on which the sword of justice and mace of the Australian Parliment intersect above a castle, representing the National Capital. Below that is the Rose of York, commemorating the role the Duke of York played in opening the first Parliment in Canberra on 1 May 1927.
The Australian Captial Territory would not have existed without Federation. Prior to the inauguration of the Commonwealth on 1 January, the ACT as we know it today was part of the colony of NSW. Its residents voted with the New South Wales in the Constitution Bill referendums of 1898 and 1899.
The Australian Capital Territory came into existence on 1 January 1911, and in the same year the Federal Government launched an international competition for the design of the national capital. Walter Burley Griffin, and American architect, was awarded first prize out of 137 entries and his plan was adopted on 10 January 1913. One month later the Minister for Home Affairs, King O'Malley, drove the first peg, thus inaugurating the construction of the national captial. On 12 March 1913, it was officially names Canberra, and Aboriginal name thought to mean 'meeting place'.