ACT student designs Centenary of Federation 20c coin
1st February 2001
The Royal Australian Mint today announced the winner of the ACT section of the national Centenary of Federation coin design competition.
The winning design was prepared by Stacy Paine, a student at Caroline Chisholm High School in Canberra's South.
Stacy's design will be officially unveiled by the Senator for the ACT, Senator Margaret Reid, on 13 March 2001 at the Royal Australian Mint when the ACT coins are launched.
Background
Late last year the Royal Australian Mint conducted a nation-wide competition to find a school student from every Australian State and self-governing Territory whose Centenary of Federation design will appear on a nationally-circulated 20c coin. The competition is a key element of the Mint's Centenary of Federation Coin Program, and supports the aim of involving Australians from every corner of our country in the Centenary of Federation celebrations.
The ACT design is the second of nine to be revealed during 2001. Each State and self-governing Territory will have its own student-designed 20 cent coin, as well as a 50 cent coin bearing its official coat of arms. The student designs will be unveiled close to the time of the official Centenary of Federation celebrations in every State and Territory. The coins will be released in both collector and circulating form during the course of the year.
A cheque for $5,000 will be presented to Caroline Chisholm High School by the Royal Australian Mint. Calwell High School in Tuggeranong and Miles Franklin Primary School in Belconnen will receive runner-up awards of $1,000, thanks to the efforts of students Eliza Zekalo and Aidan Elizabeth Muirhead respectively.
Mr Graeme Moffatt, Controller of the Mint, said "It was rewarding to see the very high quality of entries from our students. As a Canberran, it makes me proud to share our home-Territory's talent on a coin that will be nationally circulated." He expressed special thanks to the many school principals and teachers in the ACT who pitched in to enable their students to submit designs. In total 34 ACT schools submitted entries to the Mint, with each school putting forward at least three designs.