New Coin Issues

RAM Honours NAIDOC Anniversary

The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has produced a coin to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) being formed entirely of Indigenous peoples. The 50 cent coloured frosted coin honours both the historic milestone and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and was designed by Dagoman, Wardaman, Gurindji artist Cortney Glass.

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The reverse design features the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags above the ‘5’ and ‘0’ of the coin, respectively. Native plants are depicted inside the numbers, which together form both the coin denomination and the total sentence ‘50 Years of NAIDOC Committee’. Traditional representations of kangaroo and emu tracks encircle the design which, on the coloured coin, are highlighted in blue.