Medal - Tourist Dollar Cairns City - Queensland; Tourist Souvenir

Features

Location Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Souvenir medals › Tourist souvenir
Year 1982
Composition Copper
Weight 46 g
Diameter 46.5 mm
Thickness 3.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
299141

Commemorative issue

Cairns City

Series: Australian Tourist Dollar

Obverse

A Blue Marlin jumping out of the sea, deep sea fishing boat in the background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAIRNS
1982
GATEWAY TO THE GREAT BARRIER REEF

Reverse

Train passing over Kuranda Railway bridge above. Tractor harvesting sugar cane below, both set in an inner circle, text around in outer ring.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NTH QUEENSLAND CAIRNS CITY AUSTRALIA
TOURIST DOLLAR

Edge

Smooth

Mint

Stokes & Sons Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia (1857-date)

Comments

Minted by Stokes this is part of a series of Tourist Dollars that were able to be purchased at various Tourist places around Australia.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1982  Prooflike

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