2011 CELEBRATE AUSTRALIA $1 COIN FIVE-COIN COLLECTION - WORLD HERITAGE SITES

This year’s beautiful Celebrate Australia releases portray stunning Australian landscapes and marine environments inscribed on the World Heritage List.  Struck in aluminium bronze, these lovely coins would make wonderful mementos or gifts.

Wet Tropics of Queensland $1 Coin

The coin’s coloured reverse represents the Wet Tropic’s spectacular landscape, featuring a waterfall and native Burrawang Palms.  The design also includes the Indigenous southern cassowary, a large flightless bird related to the emu. 

Macquarie Island $1 Coin

The coin’s coloured reverse represents Macquarie Island’s rugged shoreline.  The design also includes the fur seal, one of several species of marine life that breed on the island. 

Gondwana Rainforests $1 Coin

The coin’s coloured reverse represents the Gondwana Rainforest’s beautiful trees and native ferns. The design also includes Albert’s lyrebird, a large long-tailed songbird famed for its rich plumage.

Australian Fossil Mammal Sites $1 Coin

The coin’s coloured reverse represents the Australian Fossil Mammal Site of Riversleigh and incorporates a recreation of the Thylacoleo carnifex marsupial lion, one of the many mammal fossils found at Naracoorte.

Purnululu World Heritage National Park $1 Coin

The coin’s coloured reverse represents Purnululu National Park’s ancient scenery, incorporating a backdrop of the spectacular Bungle Bungle Range.  The design also features the native short-eared rock wallaby sitting in the distinctive local grass.