{"id":950855,"date":"2026-11-03T08:36:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950855\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T08:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T08:36:11","slug":"royal-australian-mint-releases-five-new-1-coins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/950855\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Australian Mint releases five new $1 coins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new set of five uncirculated $1 coins to celebrate Australian animals and Aboriginal languages.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/money-26me\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coins<\/a> feature five Australian animals with their Gudanji\/Wakaja language name.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new coin a set of five uncirculated $1 coins to celebrate Australian animals and Aboriginal languages.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/4983afd914a56f9527ee16d8dbe91fa80ceb78213094128ea2a3870804c363d0.png\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new set of$1 coins to celebrate Australian animals and Aboriginal languages.\u00a0Supplied<\/p>\n<p>The animals depicted include the marraji (red kangaroo), jagurrugurru (emu), mardumbarrayi (the saltwater crocodile), darrmanji\u00a0(the brolga) and the gulamandarrina (long-necked turtle).<\/p>\n<p>Collectors also have a one-in-10 chance to find a special coloured coin in the set of five.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be two proof coins which come in silver and aluminium bronze.<\/p>\n<p>The coins depict the jurrgubadi\u00a0(goanna) as he basks in the sun on a cool morning in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/northern-territory-1m09\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northern Territory<\/a>\u2019s Barkly Tablelands.<\/p>\n<p>The coins were designed by Gudanji\/Wakaja and Kalkadoon artist Ryhia Dank, who is professionally known as Nardurna.<\/p>\n<p>Royal Australian Mint chief executive officer Emily Martin said there was something special about the joy of finding a coloured coin in your change.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an unexpected little surprise that can brighten your day, and I hope Australians have fun looking out for the colourful goanna coin when they shop at Australia Post,\u201d Martin said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Our Animals, Our Country collection is a gorgeous celebration of Australia\u2019s native animals, brought to life through Ryhia Dank\u2019s beautiful artwork. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new coin a set of five uncirculated $1 coins to celebrate Australian animals and Aboriginal languages.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/39e06af92e02045bc43fd633881239a9222f3c285846efe9c915498facaf44f4.jpeg\"  width=\"100%\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"_0b53bae146db0b62 _7475dd3391ee1518\" style=\"--text-color:var(--color-text-secondary)\">There will also be two proof coins which come in silver and aluminium bronze.\u00a0Supplied<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love that each coin also introduces us to the Gudanji name for these familiar animals, giving families and collectors something lovely to discover together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coins will be available for sale from Wednesday at 8.30am (AEDT).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/topic\/money-26me\" class=\"sc-iQQMgC dlumek\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Collectors<\/a> can also head to their local participating Australia Post for the chance to find a special $2 till coin in their change.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Royal Australian Mint has unveiled a new set of five 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