2016 Coloured 2 Dollar Coins Olympics Set of 6 Unopened Mint Bags
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Last Sold On: | 19/8/2024 |
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2016 Coloured 2 Dollar Coins Olympics Set of 6 Unopened Mint Bags
Obverse: Elizabeth II to right, legend around
Reverse: Olympic and Paralympic designs with coloured rings
Each coin has the following specifications:
Alloy: Aluminium / Bronze | Diameter: 20.62mm | Weight: 6.60g
Mintage: 2,000,000 each design
This is a complete set of the Olympic coins issued in 2016.
To celebrate the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics, Woolworths and the Royal Australian Mint launched a series of limited edition Australian Olympic and Paralympic $2 coins - the only way to collect them was by shopping at Woolies.
The coins were released exclusively through Woolworths, customers could find one in their change at the checkout.
The collection includes five Australian Olympic coins, each designed to showcase one of the Olympic Rings, and one Australian Paralympic coin, Australia's first ever multi-coloured $2 coin.
The Australian Olympic $2 coin with the blue Olympic Ring was the first to hit the checkouts, each week after that, a new coin was released. The Australian Paralympic $2 coin was the final one, hitting the checkouts on 22 August.
The Woolworths release dates for each coin are detailed below:
Week 1: Tuesday 19 July 2016 - Blue
Week 2: Monday 25 July 2016 - Black
Week 3: Monday 1 August 2016 - Red
Week 4: Monday 8 August 2016 - Yellow
Week 5: Monday 15 August 2016 - Green
Week 6: Monday 22 August 2016 - Australian Paralympic Team coin and coin in folder
This set includes 6 unopened mint bags, each containing 25 coins. There is one complete bag of each design.
SKU: 10543
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