Medal - Swooping Magpies Satirical Medal
Features
| Location |
Australia
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Melbourne Coins & Collectibles |
| Type | Advertising medallions › Satirical medals |
| Year | 2023 |
| Composition | Nickel plated zinc (Pad Printed) |
| Diameter | 51 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled, Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 394040 |
Commemorative issue
Swooping Magpies
Obverse
A Black & White Magpie swooping on a cyclist wearing a helmet with spikes sticking out of it. A Postie on a motorbike in the background.
Reverse
Text on a plain background
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AUSSIE ICONS
SWOOPING
MAGPIES
Edge
Plain
Comments
The terror! Only Australians know the sheer terror of walking anywhere, at that specific time of year, facing attack from all directions by an angry, nesting magpie!
Does it help if you stick googly eyes on your hat? What about if you put wire ties in your bike helmet to scare them off? Does any of it really work? Either way, heaven help you if you’re a Postie, delivering letters on your bike!
As the season turns, there’s nothing more Australian than the sheer fear of magpies and that... makes it an Aussie Icon.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (2023) | 300 | BU | |||||||||||||
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