Description
For indigenous Australians, the star cluster Pleiades in the constellation Taurus is known as the Seven Sisters. Stories described them as a group of young women being pursued by unwanted male attention.
Wajarri-Noongar artist Christine 'Jugarnu' Collard's artwork Seven Jijas (Sisters) is a feature of the coin's design.
The Yamaji people of the Murchison region in Western Australia, refer to the Seven Sister stars as Nyarluwarri in the Wajarri Language.
The Songline of the seven sisters fleeing to the sky to escape a man who wants to take one as his wife is frequently depicted in Aboriginal paintings.
Australian Aboriginal culture dates back more than 65,000 years and is considered the oldest civilisation in the world. Indigenous Australian are believed to be the first astronomers. For tens of thousands of years, the stars have been their maps, weather predictors, calendars, timekeepers and lent a backdrop to important storytelling.
The coin is limited to only 5,000 and comes with a display case and a numbered certificate of Authenticity.