1988 $5 Opening of Parliament House - Commemorative coin

1988 was Australia’s Bicentenary year.  Three million of these five dollar commemorative coins were struck to celebrate the official opening of Australia’s (new) Parliament House by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 9th May, 1988.  It features Parliament house on one side and QEII on the reverse.

Great coin for collectors to pair up with their 1927 Australian Florin, which was also a commemorative struck to celebrate the opening of the (old) parliament house. 

• Year of Issue: 1988
• Diameter: 38.74mm
• Weight: 28g
• Metal: Aluminium Bronze
• Obverse: Elizabeth II (Raphael Maklouf)
• Reverse: New Parliament House
• Mintage 3,000,000 approx

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