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2001 RAM Centenary of Federation 50c Circulating Coin - Norfolk Island

SKU:2001-L-50-NFI
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  • Vendor:

    Royal Australian Mint

  • Type:

    Loose Coins

Description

FEATURES

  • Stored in 35mm Lighthouse Self-Adhesive Coin Holders.
  • In good circulated condition
  • Commemorating the Centenary of Federation.
  • Featuring the Coat of Arms of Norfolk Island, granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980.
  • Mintage: 2.2 Million

Please Note: These are coins from circulation, so there may be minor scratches and possible toning, however we do our best to pick out the higher quality coins.

DETAILS

In 2001 Australia Celebrated the Centenary of Federation, the Royal Australian Mint released a commemorative 50c bearing the Coat of Arms for Each State and Territory.

The Norfolk Island Coat of Arms granted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1980 features a Norfolk Pine in the shield. Two stars shine on either side, representing the Coats of Arms of Australia and New South Wales and the Coat of Arms of Captain James Cook who discovered the Island in 1774. The supporters of the shield are Britain's Lion and Australia's Kangaroo.

At the daen heralded the arrival of the 20th century, so too it glowed warmly on the first day of the newly formed Commonwealth of Australia - a new nation born on 1 January 1901 when six British colonies came together in a Federation. Australia had embarked on a journey that would, 100 years later, see it a proud and independent nation.

Norfolk Island was discovered by Captain Cook in 1774, and became one of the early sites for European settlement in the south-west Pacific. In March 1788, forty days after the establishment of the colony of New South Wales, Lieutenant Phillip Gidley King and 22 Settlers landed at what is now Kingston, Norfolk Island. 

On 24 June 1856, Norfolk Island was proclaimed as a 'seperate and distinct settlement', with the Governor of NSW appointed to also act as Governor of Norfolk Island. Norfolk Island's status changed in 1897 when it became a dependency with a small elected Council under the Governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Administration remained with New South Wales (having come into effect on 1 January 1901) until 1 July 1914 when Norfolk Island was accepted as a Commonwealth Territory under section 122 of the Australian Constitution.