Unveiling of ACT student-designed Centenary Coin by Senator Margaret Reid
Senator Margaret Reid & student designer will strike the 20c coin
12th March 2001
| Who: | Speech & Striking: Senator Margaret Reid Guest Speaker: ACT Chief Minister Gary Humphries Special Guest & Striking: Stacy Jo-Ann Paine, student designer |
| Where: | Royal Australian Mint Denison Street Deakin ACT (Proof Coining Hall, Secured Production Area) Entry through Main Foyer in the Visitors Gallery |
| When: | Tuesday, 13 March 2001 10.45am for 11am launch (duration: approx. 30-45min) |
| Information: | All parties will be available for media interviews |
Background
Stacy Jo-Ann Paine, a student at Caroline Chisholm High School in Tuggeranong, has won the ACT section of a nation-wide student coin design competition conducted by the Royal Australian Mint, with the cooperation of the National Council for the Centenary of Federation.
On 13 March the student-designed coin will be officially unveiled & released to the public.
Designs by a student from every Australian State and self-governing Territory will be unveiled throughout 2001 as part of the Centenary of Federation celebrations, and all student-designed coins will be released into circulation during the second half of the year. These 20c student-designed coins answer the question 'What is special about your State or Territory?' from a young Australian's perspective. Every coin will bear the student's initials within the design.
Final winning designs were selected by a panel of Federal Ministers:
- Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, The Hon. Joe Hockey MP
- Minister for Arts and the Centenary of Federation, The Hon. Peter McGuaran MP
- Minister for Education, Training and Youth Affairs, The Hon. Dr David Kemp MP