2011World Heritage Sites - Gondwana Rainforests

  OPALPLUS HAS BEEN PURCHASER OF PERTH MINT COINS SINCE EARLY 1980s

IN AUGUST 2007 WE WERE APPROVED AS AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR PERTH MINT AUSTRALIA .

COINSPLUS NOW SPECILAIZES IN COINS

This beautiful Celebrate Australia release is one of five 2011 $1 coins portraying stunning Australian landscapes and marine environments inscribed on the World Heritage List.

The Gondwana Rainforests contain the most extensive area of subtropical rainforest in the world, large areas of warm temperate rainforest, and nearly all of the world’s Antarctic Beech cool temperate rainforest.

This World Heritage Area includes 42 separate reserves from southeast Queensland along the Great Escarpment into New South Wales, providing habitat for many rare and threatened plants, animals and ancient life forms.

Reverse Design

The coin’s coloured reverse represents the Gondwana Rainforest’s beautiful trees and native ferns.  The design also includes the Albert’s lyrebird, a large long-tailed songbird famed for its rich plumage.

‘P’ Mintmark

The coin’s reverse also incorporates The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.

Eye-Catching Presentation Card

The coin is housed on an eye-catching presentation card, which has a fold-out stand for upright display