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Medal - Tourist Dollar Townsville - Gateway to the Tropics; Tourist Souvenir

Features

Location Australia
Type Souvenir medallions
Year 1982
Composition Copper
Weight 46 g
Diameter 46.5 mm
Thickness 3.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
299142

Commemorative issue

Townsville

Series: Australian Tourist Dollar

Obverse

Two Brolgas dancing in centre circle, text around in outer ring.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
TOWNSVILLE
DANCING BROLGAS
STOKES
INTERNATIONAL GATEWAY TO THE TROPICS

Reverse

Townsville Casino top left, Outline of Magnetic Island top right, Townsville City skyline with mountain in background below, all in an inner circle. Text around in outer ring.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SUN CITY TOWNSVILLE AUSTRALIA
THE CASINO
MAGNETIC ISLAND
1982
TOURIST DOLLAR

Edge

Plain

Mint

Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, Australia (1893-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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