2181) "Australovenator Dinosaur", Australia: First $10 Gold and $1 Silver Proof Coins struck for 2022 by the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) feature “Dinosaurs Down Under” and a special unique mintmark set from four Australian mints: Date of Coin set issue: 01.01.2022:
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has announced on 01.01.2022 the issue of the world’s first coins minted in 2022, a tradition they have cultivated over the years and which collectors in the country eagerly anticipate.
As part of the event, a four-coin set of $1 coins was specially developed with the theme “Dinosaurs Down Under.”
Collectors from across Australia entered into a ballot in the hopes of winning the highly sought after first coin of the year.
The coins were struck at the stroke of midnight by "Dorothy the Dinosaur," (Australia’s most famous dinosaur and much-loved friend of The Wiggles franchise).
The first coin was a unique, one-of-a-kind six-coin set that included the First Coin of the Year and accompanying Certificate Of Authenticity (COA) numbered 001. The set included the “Dinosaurs Down Under” “C” Mintmark and “B,” “M,” and “S” privy coin set and the “Dinosaurs Down Under” Silver Proof coin.
The Australovenator:
The new 2022-dated Coin set features Australovenator, which simply means “Southern Hunter,” and is a genus of Megaraptora theropod dinosaurs of the Late Cretaceous-age and dated to 95 million years ago.
Dinosaur discoveries on the Australian continent date back to the first fossils found in the State of Victoria in 1903 and the fossil featured on the coins is the most complete predatory dinosaur fossil remains discovered in Australia.
Since then, dinosaur fossils have been found all over Australia, including Queensland, New South Wales, and Western Australia.
The Coin Set:
The Reverse of the $10 (Ten Dollars - Gold) and $1 (One Dollar Silver and Base Metal) Coins features Australia’s most complete predatory dinosaur specimen, the carnivorous "Australovenator" dinosaur, intricately detailed as the main focus.
Also included above the fossil is a rendition of the Australovenator as it may have appeared and recreated by palaeontologists from the most complete fossil remains, chasing three smaller Australovenators.
The denomination of "10 DOLLARS" (gold) or "1 DOLLAR" (silver and base metal) is super-imposed and placed just over to the right of the fossil depiction.
The text "AUSTRALOVENATOR" is placed above the primary design along the upper edge with the inscription and name of the subject "DINOSAURS DOWNUNDER" placed along the lower edge.
On the Obverse of the $10 (Ten Dollars - Gold) and $1 (One Dollar Silver and Base Metal) Coins is depicted an effigy of Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark, whose initials "JC" appear below the Queen's neck.
The peripheral inscriptions are - "ELIZABETH II. AUSTRALIA. 2022".
The Coin is issued in three variants:
i) The specifications of the Silver Coin Variant are:
Country of issue: Australia; Date/Year: 01.01.2022; Coin Series Theme: "AUSTRALIAN DINOSAURS"; Coin Theme: "AUSTRALOVENATOR"; Denomination/Face Value: $1 (One Dollar); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 11.6 grams; Diameter/Size: 25.00 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Mintage: 5000 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer: Adam Ball.
ii) The specifications of the Gold Coin Variant are:
Country of issue: Australia; Date/Year: 2022; Coin Series Theme: "AUSTRALIAN DINOSAURS"; Coin Theme: "AUSTRALOVENATOR"; Denomination/Face Value: $10 (Ten Dollars); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 1.00 Oz or 31.1 grams; Diameter/Size: 17.50 mm; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Mintage: 2000 pieces; Presentation Box/Case: Yes; Certificate of Authenticity (COA): Yes; Designer: Adam Ball.
- The Gold and Silver Proof-quality coins are each encapsulated and presented in a heavy gauge card case accompanied by a Certificate Of Authenticity (COA).
iii) The specifications of the Base Metal Coin Variant are:
Country of issue: Australia; Date/Year: 2022; Coin Series Theme: "AUSTRALIAN DINOSAURS"; Coin Theme: "AUSTRALOVENATOR"; Denomination/Face Value: $1 (One Dollar) x four coins; Metal Composition: Base Metal; Weight: 9.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 25.00 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Mintage: Unlimited sets; Designer: Adam Ball.
The Base Metal Brilliant Uncirculated four-coin set is presented in a sealed lucite case. Individual $1 “C” (Canberra), "B" (Brisbane), "M" (Melbourne) and "S" Sydney) mintmarks/Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) coins are also available in a coin-card format which includes illustrations of five different dinosaurs whose fossil remains have been discovered on the Australian continent.
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