AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE COLLECTION: 2013 SURFING AUSTRALIA 50TH ANNIVERSARY 50 CENT COIN AND 1938 AUSTRALIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY MEDAL

A NOTABLE PAIRING OF AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE PIECES SPANNING 75 YEARS OF NATIONAL HISTORY AND SPORTING HERITAGE.

2013 SURFING AUSTRALIA 50TH ANNIVERSARY 50 CENT COIN:

ISSUED BY THE ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT TO COMMEMORATE THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF SURFING AUSTRALIA, THIS CUPRO-NICKEL UNCIRCULATED COIN CELEBRATES AUSTRALIA'S ICONIC RELATIONSHIP WITH SURFING CULTURE. THE COIN FEATURES THE OFFICIAL SURFING AUSTRALIA LOGO WITH STYLISED WAVE MOTIFS AND FLYING SEABIRDS RENDERED IN TURQUOISE AND ORANGE TONES ON THE REVERSE. THE OBVERSE DISPLAYS THE PROFILE OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II AS PER STANDARD AUSTRALIAN COINAGE OF THE PERIOD.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- DENOMINATION: 50 CENTS
- DIAMETER: 31.51 MM
- WEIGHT: 15.55 GRAMS
- COMPOSITION: CUPRO-NICKEL
- MINT: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT
- STATUS: UNCIRCULATED
- PRESENTATION: ORIGINAL PLASTIC CAPSULE WITHIN DECORATIVE SURFBOARD-SHAPED CARD HOLDER FEATURING DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT SURFING AUSTRALIA'S DEVELOPMENT FROM 1963 ONWARDS

THE ACCOMPANYING CARD HOLDER PROVIDES HISTORICAL CONTEXT, NOTING THAT SURFING BECAME A NATIONAL PASTIME WITH APPROXIMATELY 2.5 MILLION RECREATIONAL SURFERS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF AUSTRALIA'S VAST COASTLINE. THE TEXT REFERENCES HAWAIIAN DUKE KAHANAMOKU'S INTRODUCTION OF SURFING IN 1915 AND THE SUBSEQUENT ESTABLISHMENT OF SURFING AUSTRALIA FIFTY YEARS PRIOR TO THIS COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE TO GUIDE AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AUSTRALIAN SURFING THROUGH SCHOOLS, CAMPS, COACHING AND SPONSORSHIPS.

1938 AUSTRALIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY MEDAL:

A SUBSTANTIAL SILVER OR SILVER-COLOURED COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL PRESENTATION CASE BY AMOR LTD, SYDNEY. THE MEDAL OBVERSE BEARS THE INSCRIPTION 'AUSTRALIA'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY 1938' WITH DECORATIVE LANDSCAPE IMAGERY. THE REVERSE FEATURES ADDITIONAL COMMEMORATIVE DETAIL. THE PIECE IS PRESENTED IN A NAVY VELVET-LINED CASE WITH CREAM SILK INTERIOR BEARING THE AMOR LTD SYDNEY MAKER'S MARK.

CONDITION:
THE 2013 COIN REMAINS IN UNCIRCULATED CONDITION WITH NO SIGNS OF CIRCULATION WEAR. THE ORIGINAL CARD PACKAGING SHOWS MINOR CREASING AND SURFACE WEAR CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE AND HANDLING OVER THE PAST THIRTEEN YEARS. THE 1938 MEDAL DISPLAYS NATURAL PATINA APPROPRIATE TO ITS AGE AND MATERIAL. THE PRESENTATION CASE SHOWS AGE-RELATED WEAR TO THE FABRIC LINING WITH MINOR DISCOLOURATION AND FADING TO THE CREAM SILK, CONSISTENT WITH STORAGE OVER MORE THAN EIGHTY YEARS.

PROVENANCE: PRIVATE AUSTRALIAN COLLECTION. BOTH PIECES APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN RETAINED AS COMMEMORATIVE KEEPSAKES RATHER THAN CIRCULATED OR TRADED.

THIS PAIRING REPRESENTS TWO DISTINCT ERAS OF AUSTRALIAN COMMEMORATIVE NUMISMATICS: THE MODERN ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT PRODUCTION STANDARDS OF THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY AND THE MID-20TH CENTURY JEWELLERY TRADE PRESENTATION OF SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL ANNIVERSARIES.

Item Size: Height: 5cm, Width: 2cm, Depth: 5cm, Weight: 1Kg

Condition: Good - Refer To Images

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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