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moneyAustralia’s home of coins & collectables March 2018 INSIDE THIS ISSUE NEW RELEASE WWI Armistice See page 5 A glowing full-colour tribute The controversial restrike See page 9 Notable for the incredible intensity ´ Struck to Proof ´ A crown-sized coin, of the full-colour motif, the latest quality from 1oz measuring 40.60mm issue in Australia’s Remarkable 99.99% pure silver in diameter Reptiles Series pays homage to ´ Worldwide mintage ´ Set in a case with a the spectacular Green Tree Python. restricted to a mere numbered Certificate As exclusive as it is eye-catching, 5,000 coins of Authenticity the mintage is a mere 5,000! ´ Official Tuvalu legal 2018 $1 GREEN TREE $ tender – struck by Complete paper PYTHON 1oz SILVER PROOF 109 Video now available online! 16811 banknote collections Official Issue Price the Perth Mint See pages 16&17 BUY THE HALFPENNY & PENNY COLLECTIONS FOR $748 AND SAVE $50 OR BUY EVERYTHING ON PAGES 2&3 AND SAVE $1,500! Halfpenny Heaven Always highly sought after, with lower Depression Era 1930 & 1931. Also featuring denomination predecimal coins one of the the low-mintage 1915H, the collection also most popular elements of Australian includes the 1918I & 1939 Roo issues – both numismatics, this is your chance to recognised as scarce. Complete your collection! secure the 1911-64 Halfpenny Collection. In Good to Unc quality, and surprisingly Your big chance to complete the Virtually complete, with the only absent date affordable at just $299, each 58-coin 1911-64 Halfpenny Collection, we being the rare 1923 Halfpenny, offered at collection is set in a new-style album with have just three examples in stock of left, this important Australian predecimal set the title and mintage of each coin noted on the celebrated rarity, the 1923 comprises 58 different halfpenny dates & the backing sheets. A fantastic opportunity, Halfpenny in Fine! mintmarks. A genuine, tangible slice of act now – we have limited stock available! Australian history, this extensive collection is $ 1923 HALFPENNY FINE 2,250 headlined by the second and third lowest 1911-64 HALFPENNY COLLECTION $ AG654 299 mintage dates of the halfpenny series, the (No 1923) GOOD-UNC 18267 2 BUY THE HALFPENNY & PENNY COLLECTIONS FOR $748 AND SAVE $50 OR BUY EVERYTHING ON PAGES 2&3 AND SAVE $1,500! Copper showstopper! A fantastic opportunity to create a collection mintage just 363,000! Joining these key dates, in an instant, we have limited numbers in the collection also comprises the low-mintage stock of the 1911-64 Penny Set! 1914, 1915 and 1940 K.G issues. All but complete, with the only absent date Graded from Good to Uncirculated condition, King of Australian Coins being the 1930 Penny, at right, this important this impressive 74-coin set is housed in the Australian predecimal copper set comprises a new-style coin album, complete with backing An irresistible opportunity to join the whopping 74 different penny dates and sheets noting the title and mintage of each coin! elite of Australian numismatics, mintmarks! Underpinned by a broad array of Seldom offered in such an extensive format, secure the rare, iconic 1930 Penny highlights, the collection is headlined by the we have a limited number of sets available. in Fine condition and complete your second and third lowest mintage issues of the 1911-64 Penny Collection! penny series – the George V 1925 and George $ VI 1946. Highly sought after, the 1925 Penny 1911-64 PENNY COLLECTION $ 1930 PENNY FINE 27,500 499 AF692 has a mintage of just 117,000, with the 1946 (No 1930) GOOD-UNC 18268 3 Stamped by hand at NEW Highlighted by a brilliantly NEW special events on the RELEASE illustrated cover, this PNC includes RELEASE Gold Coast, with the a ‘New South Wales Colony’ mintage likely to be no Australian stamp and the RAM’s more than a couple of unique Rascals & Ratbags $1. thousand, this unique Limited edition just 7,500! type features a Map of Australia Counterstamp! 2018 $1 BOROBI COMMONWEALTH GAMES MASCOT $1595 2018 $1 RASCALS & RATBAGS PNC $1795 COUNTERSTAMP AUSTRALIA AL-BR UNC 18184 Official Issue Price 17963 Struck on the RAM’s gallery Representing a not- press in Canberra, and issued-for-circulation type, secured on your behalf the 2018 $1 Rascals & by Downies, the 2018 Ratbags Al-Br Mintmark $1 Rascals & Ratbags 4-Coin Set includes a C C Mintmark Unc is also Mintmark $1 Unc, united NEW available individually for a with Unc M, B and S RELEASE mere $12.95! Privymark $1 coins. $ 95 2018 $1 RASCALS & RATBAGS AL-BR MINTMARK 4-COIN SET $ 2018 $1 RASCALS & RATBAGS C MINTMARK AL-BR UNC 12 25 17858 Official Issue Price 17859 Brilliantly designed, the Set in official RAM packs, 25mm, 11.66g, 99.9% these 33.04mm copper pure 2018 $1 Rascals Australian legal tender $1 & Ratbags Silver coins recreate the Love Proof is set in a RAM Tokens engraved upon case with a Certificate pennies by those awaiting confirming the mintage transportation to Australia. of just 5,000. Outstanding value! 2018 $1 RASCALS & RATBAGS SILVER PROOF $60 2016 $1 CONVICT LOVE TOKEN TRIO CU-NI UNC $65 Official Issue Price 17860 Official Issue Price 13869 4 The Armistice – the end of ‘the war to end all wars’ Beginning in July 1914, many thought that Holding the whip hand, the Allies enforced a When news of the Armistice arrived in Australia, WWI would be over by Christmas. As it harsh treaty upon Germany. Along with other the nation erupted in celebration. On the turned out, there was to be more than four demands, the Armistice effectively called for frontline, there was a sense of disbelief that the years of slaughter before the guns fell silent. Germany to completely demilitarise, accept war was finally over. Emotions were mixed, as Finally, on November 11, 1918, near blame for the war and pay heavy reparations. diggers realised that although they would soon Compiegne in France, the Allies and Germany The Germans were in no position to argue, and set sail for Australia, so many of their comrades signed the Armistice – the document that the Armistice was signed at 5am on November would never return home. brought about the final ceasefire in WWI. 11, coming into effect at 11am that day. NEW RELEASE 2018 $10 WWI ARMISTICE $ CENTENARY 5oz SILVER PROOF 499 Official Issue Price 16813 Sensational in Silver Defined by a skilful synthesis of traditional spans a massive 65mm in diameter. The ´ Flawless Proof quality – 5oz 99.9% silver numismatic sculpture and the glory of perfect centrepiece for any collection, each ´ Very exclusive – mintage just 500 coins! full-colour minting, this exclusive 5oz, coin is individually edge-numbered – 99.9% silver Proof marks the centenary of matching the accompanying numbered ´ Official Niue legal tender – spans 65mm the Armistice. Certificate of Authenticity! ´ Set in a timber case with a numbered An imposing tribute to the end of the Great That Certificate confirms the exclusive Certificate of Authenticity War, and to those who served Australia nature of this unique legal tender release. ´ Edge-numbering matching the Certificate! during the conflict, this collectable colossus The mintage has been set at just 500! Order today, call us on 1300 788 358 5 NEW RELEASE NEW RELEASE Crown-sized Armistice $1 unveiled! Worldwide mintage a mere FIFTY coins! Sure to command the attention of collectors across the globe, the Struck from a kilo of 99.9% pure silver, and spanning a whopping Royal Australian Mint’s superbly balanced Armistice Centenary motif 99.95mm, the only thing small about this gargantuan tribute to the looks magnificent upon an expansive crown-sized flan. Underpinned end of WWI is the mintage. Astonishingly, a mere FIFTY examples by sparkling Proof quality, and crafted from 1oz of 99.9% silver, have been struck! Bearing the RAM’s stunning Armistice Day motif, each 40mm Australian legal tender coin is set in a RAM case with a each Proof coin is set in an official case with a numbered Certificate numbered Certificate of Authenticity confirming the mintage of 7,500. of Authenticity. We have been granted a tiny allocation – act now! 2018 $1 ARMISTICE CENTENARY $ 2018 $30 ARMISTICE CENTENARY $ 1oz SILVER PROOF 100 KILO SILVER PROOF 1,695 Official Issue Price 18241 Official Issue Price 18243 Presentation, purity, prestige A glorious union of presentation, purity and prestige, the RAM has NEW also released an Armistice centenary commemorative crafted from RELEASE the world’s favourite precious metal. Struck to the RAM’s peerless Proof quality from 1/4oz of 99.99% gold, each 21.69mm Australian legal tender coin is set in an official case with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity attesting to the strictly limited mintage of 2,500. 2018 $25 ARMISTICE CENTENARY $ 1/4oz GOLD PROOF 750 Official Issue Price 18242 6 Order online safely and securely at www.downies.com NEW RELEASE New Anzac Day $1 A poignant tribute Uniting full-colour minting with traditional numismatic sculpture, the A moving tribute to those who have served Australia in all wars, the flan of the 2018 $1 ANZAC Spirit 1oz Silver Proof is dominated by a Perth Mint’s new 2018 $1 Anzac Day BU depicts a child handing a portrayal of a bugler in a field of poppies, united with rays of sunlight veteran a red poppy – the ultimate symbol of remembrance. Official inscribed with the words of The Ode. Australian legal tender, each Australian legal tender, and within the reach of all Australians at 40.60mm 99.99% silver Proof coin is set in a Perth Mint case with a just $14.95, each unique, one-year-only 30.60mm coin is set in a Certificate of Authenticity confirming the mintage of 7,500.