The Royal Australian Mint has released 3.5 million $1 coins featuring the image of King Charles III on the "heads" side
It's the first time in 70 years a monarch other than his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, has featured on an Australian coin.
The coins started circulating well and truly at Cooleman Court on Tuesday when Mint CEO Leigh Gordon spent $200 of his own money to buy gifts for charity, using the new coins
It's the first time in 70 years a monarch other than his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II, has featured on an Australian coin.
The coins started circulating well and truly at Cooleman Court on Tuesday when Mint CEO Leigh Gordon spent $200 of his own money to buy gifts for charity, using the new coins
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00:08 - Fresh and shiny.
00:31 This sounds like a great deal for everyone.
00:33 - Yeah, that's right.
00:34 - So let's make this happen for you.
00:36 - The album will go to the Pack the Bus community charity.
00:40 - Absolutely honored.
00:41 Songland loves cash and we've always been a great supporter
00:46 and will continue to be a great supporter of cash.
00:50 So we feel very honored to actually have the first coins
00:54 of the new King Charles III coins here.
00:56 So very, very happy.
00:58 - It feels great.
00:59 - It's fantastic to actually hold brand new coins,
01:03 shiny coins, yeah.
01:04 - Incredible to get the first coin
01:07 and maybe that will like get people to pay more cash
01:10 to get some of those shiny coins
01:13 into their hands a little bit.
01:15 And it's really lovely that the CEO picks our store
01:19 and our shopping mall to come by
01:21 and give us the special coins.
01:23 - And we had a $30 worth of coin today
01:27 from the Australian Mint
01:28 and we are hoping more people to get that coin from us.
01:31 And hopefully the people like the coins
01:34 that they have introduced,
01:36 which will be the Charles King and the kangaroo at the front.
01:38 And we are hoping more people to come
01:40 and get the coin from us that we just got today.
01:42 - It was amazing, I was thrilled.
01:45 Big surprise and these will be going to my grandchildren.
01:48 So yes, wonderful, thank you.
01:52 - And Australians should be looking in their change
01:54 as the coins go out around Australia
01:57 over the next few weeks.
01:59 So look and see where you can grab King Charles III
02:03 because the change is coming.
02:05 Thanks very much.
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