New $1 coins released: Australia Post launches ‘Big Things’ coin collection

Australia Post will honour some of the country’s best-known tourist attractions, from Queensland’s Big Pineapple to NSW’s Big Banana, in a special one-off ‘Big Things’ coin collection.

The $1 coin set, which celebrates the nation’s ‘love affair’ with outsizes sculptures, will be available for purchase online or in-store at Australia Post from Monday as part of Collecting Month.

The coins will cost $3 each or $29 for a full coin set, with one in every 10 sets featuring a special coloured Giant Murray Cod coin. Coins will also be used as change at select AusPost stores.

Australia Post will honour some of the country’s best-known tourist attractions, from Queensland’s Big Pineapple to NSW’s Big Banana, in a special one-off ‘Big Things’ coin collection

The new $1 coins will feature iconic ‘Big Things’ such as the Giant Murray cod in Swan Hill, Victoria which is the only coin to get a special coloured version

The Big Blue Heeler located in Muswellbrook, NSW gets a spot in the coin collection 

The Big Jumping Croc from Wak Wak in the North Territory looks pleased to be included 

The reverse of the coin will commemorate the life of Queens Elizabeth II

Australia Post general manager of retail product Kayla Le Cornu said that despite their kitsch, Australia’s famed ‘Big Things’ had been visited by as much as 90 per cent of the population and were well loved.

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‘Our ‘Big Things’ are colourful, entertaining and truly make their mark in so many local communities across Australia,’ Ms Cornu said.

‘We’re celebrating some of our most iconic ‘Big Things’ with this new coin collection, in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint.’

An accompanying stamp collection also includes the Big Tasmanian devil, Giant Murray Cod, Big Swoop, Big Jumping Crocodile and the Giant Koala, which will be available for purchase from $1.20.

The postal service had previously surveyed the public on ‘Big Things’ they wanted to see, including a big black swan in Perth, a gold nugget in Ballarat, and a AFL footy or big coffee in Melbourne.

The Royal Australian Mint last month launched a special commemorative $5 coin featuring the country’s world heritage sites, including the Queensland rainforest and ‘ancient Aboriginal settlements’.

The Big Lobster in Kingston, SA celebrates the region’s spectacular marine life 

The Giant Ram from Wagin Western Australia has earned a place as one of the country’s premier big tourist attractions

Big Swoop celebrates the humble magpie and was newly built in the nation’s capital Canberra

The Big Tasmanian devil located in Mole Creek, Tasmania where the marsupials are found in their natural habitat

The Giant Koala located at Dadswell Bridge in Victoria weighs 12 tonnes and has a steel frame allowing visitors to venture inside to the tourist information centre and gift shop