2024 Four Coin Mintmark and Privy Mark Set $1 AlBr Uncirculated Coins – Out of this World Suite – Australia in Space

Description: This commemorative $1 coin celebrates Australia’s history and significance as one of the earliest nations to launch its own satellite. The coin’s reverse depicts a stylised scene featuring an Australian astronaut exploring space with an insert paying homage to WRESAT-1 Australia’s first satellite. The design also includes Earth, with the Australian continent clearly visible, and the moon, as an homage to the country’s role in relaying the live television signal during Apollo 11, the first moon landing, and to an Australian-built robotic rover that will explore the lunar surface as part of NASA’s Artemis program. The coin’s observe features the effigy of King Charles III.