Discover Australia is a magnificent collector coin program from the historic Perth Mint. Scheduled for release between 2006 and 2008, the program comprises pure gold, silver and platinum proof coins depicting Australia's amazing fauna, landmarks and flora.

Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold

These 2008-dated coins are struck from 1/2oz, 1/10oz and 1/25oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality. (1/2oz denomination used in obverse illustration.)

Discover Australia is a magnificent collector coin program from the historic Perth Mint. Scheduled for release between 2006 and 2008, the program comprises pure gold, silver and platinum proof coins depicting Australia's amazing fauna, landmarks and flora.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

This 2008-dated coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

Landmarks Theme – Darwin

The coin's reverse represents Darwin, capital of Northern Territory. Despite failed early attempts to create an outpost on Australia’s north coast, Darwin, has prospered. Savagely bombed during WWII and devastated by Cyclone Tracy on Christmas Day in 1974, the resilient town is a dynamic and exciting place to live.

The United States Mint announced today a new program to ship circulating Presidential $1 Coins directly to retail establishments, financial institutions, and members of the public. The $1 Coin Direct Ship Program provides individualized service to the financial community and other interested parties who wish to acquire $1 coins at face value in smaller quantities than currently available to financial institutions.

"Retailers and financial institutions want to be responsive to customers' requests for the Presidential $1 Coin," said United States Mint Director Ed Moy. "The $1 Coin Direct Ship Program will help them to easily obtain the number of coins that best suits their needs."

Discover Australia is a magnificent collector coin program from the historic Perth Mint. Scheduled for release between 2006 and 2008, the program comprises pure gold, silver and platinum proof coins depicting Australia's amazing fauna, landmarks and flora.

Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold

These 2008-dated coins are struck from 1/2oz, 1/10oz and 1/25oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality. (1/2oz denomination used in obverse illustration.)

The pre-eminent symbol of the power and authority of Australia's Commonwealth Government, the first official Australian Coat of Arms was granted by King Edward VII in 1908. The second Coat of Arms was granted four years later by his successor, King George V in 1912.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

This 45mm commemorative coin, which depicts both the original and the current Australian Commonwealth Coat of Arms, is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

Exactly 20 years after the First Fleet dropped anchor in Sydney Cove on 26 January 1788, Australia experienced its first, and only, military insurrection – the Rum Rebellion. The revolt was perpetrated against William Bligh, fourth Governor of NSW and former Captain of HMS Bounty. The perpetrators were the influential officers of the NSW Corps – also known as the 'Rum' Corps because of their control of the colony’s 'rum' trade. Under instruction to limit their power, Bligh introduced reforms that threatened the officers' activities and prestige. He clashed, too, with leading Sydney businessman John Macarthur, a former Corps officer, on a several issues. Following Macarthur's arrest, the Corps marched on Government House, reputedly dragging the "tyrant" Bligh ignominiously from beneath a bed before confining him to house-arrest.

2008 Turtle Dreaming Gold Coins

There is huge international interest in Australian Indigenous art, the oldest ongoing tradition of art in the world, which The Perth Mint is proud to portray on these innovative rectangle-shaped coins.

99.99% Pure Gold

The coins are struck from 10g, 5g and 2.5g of 99.99% pure gold. (2.5g denomination used in obverse illustration.)

Unusual Rectangle Shape

The rectangular coins are the perfect shape for the Indigenous-style art portrayed on their reverses.

This news may be found interesting for those, who wander how much money does the government of the United States print each year. The numbers presented below might be less than what most of people would expect.

The data presented by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing shows that there were 614,912,000 U.S. banknotes printed last month. The total value of all banknotes issued in May is equal to $13,541,120,000.