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Eureka Commemorative Coin
The Royal Australian Mint struck a coin commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Eureka Stockade. For three days only coin enthusiasts had a chance to strike an E mintmark on the coin, with the mintmark machine operating at the Eureka Stockade Centre. It was the first time in the mint's history that an E had been struck on a coin. [1]
The commemorative coin is an aluminium bronze $1 coin featuring a design by the winner of the Sydney Olympic victory medal competition, Wojciech Pietranik. Polish born Pietranik drew inspiration from the Charles Doudiet Eureka Slaughter painting. [2]
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