2006 - Australia Post - Royal Australian Mint - Queen's Baton Relay PNC

Description

Please Note: This is a second hand set and does have minor blemishes present on the card.

Details:

The Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games will be held from the 15th to the 26th of March 2006. These are the XVIII Commonwealth Games to be staged since the first in Canada in 1930. The Queen's Baton Relay has been a part of the Commonwealth Games tradition since 1958. The Queen is the Head of the Commonwealth and the Baton carries her message to athletes and is traditionally read out at the Opening Ceremony of the Games. The Melbourne 2006 Baton, made of gold and magnesium and incorperating the latest technology, including a satellite tracking device and "Baton Cam", began it's 180,000 kilometre journey at Buckingham Palace in March 2005 and passes through 71 Commonwealth Nations before arriving in Melbourne.

Specifications:

• Denomination: $5
• Metal: Aluminium-Bronze
• Finish: Uncirculated

Features:

• Australian Legal Tender
• Packaging: The coin is housed in a bright green and white card, with a figure on the front in motion, grasping the Baton. An artistic depiction of the Baton runs down the left hand side of the card. A stamp worth 50c is mounted in the top right corner, which has a portrait of the Queen in a bright red, feathered hat.
• Mintage: 20,000
• Diameter: 38.74mm
• Weight: 20g