2019 Welcome Stranger Gold Nugget Stamp and Coin Cover PNC
Description
The Perth Mint and Australia Post are pleased to present this stamp and coin cover marking 150 years since the discovery of the Welcome Stranger gold nugget.
The world-famous Welcome Stranger nugget is the largest-known alluvial gold nugget ever found, estimated to weigh a total of 72 kilos and containing almost 2,300oz of gold. After its discovery in 1869 it sold for about 10,000 British pounds, which is the equivalent to AUD $3-4 million today.
The nugget was discovered near the Victorian goldfields town of Moliagul by John Deason on 5 February 1869.
Issued as Australian legal tender, the uncirculated base metal coin is housed in a beautifully designed card with a circular window revealing the coin’s reverse and obverse designs
The world-famous Welcome Stranger nugget is the largest-known alluvial gold nugget ever found, estimated to weigh a total of 72 kilos and containing almost 2,300oz of gold. After its discovery in 1869 it sold for about 10,000 British pounds, which is the equivalent to AUD $3-4 million today.
The nugget was discovered near the Victorian goldfields town of Moliagul by John Deason on 5 February 1869.
Issued as Australian legal tender, the uncirculated base metal coin is housed in a beautifully designed card with a circular window revealing the coin’s reverse and obverse designs
Features
General Product Features
Year:
2019
Country:
Australia
Coin Features
Issuer:
Joint Issue Australia Post & Perth Mint
Mintage:
7500
Metal:
Aluminium Bronze