Media Release

The Royal Australian Mint today announced the winner of the Queensland section of the national Centenary of Federation coin design competition.

The winning design was prepared by Jenifer Gray, a student at Ingham State High School in North Queensland.

As announced by the Prime Minister last weekend, Australia will issue three special commemorative coins in honour of the late cricket legend, Sir Donald Bradman AC, universally acknowledged as the world's greatest ever batsman.

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.

The first of a series of collector coins designed by Australian school students was unveiled by the Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, Hon Joe Hockey MP in Sydney today.

The first collector coin designed by a New South Wales school student was unveiled by the Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Hon Joe Hockey MP, in Sydney today.

Joseph Neve, a year 11 student from Bellingen High School, designed the 20c coin, part of a special set produced by the Royal Australian Mint to commemorate Australia's Centenary of Federation.

The public coining press at the Royal Australian Mint have just had their dies changed and will now be striking the new 2001 $1 Centenary of the Army coin. This milestone for the Army is of national significance, and a coin especially dedicated to it is a timely acknowledgment of the sacrifices our service men and women have made during the past century.

The Royal Australian Mint and the Australian Cricket Board are teaming up to bring the Centenary of Federation to Australia's attention through sport.

The Government will give away a Centenary of Federation Coin Set to every baby born in Australia on 1 January 2001 and for those born on the 31 December 2000, the Minister for Financial Services & Regulation, Joe Hockey, announced today.