1998 50c PNC Bass and Flinders
Obverse: Elizabeth II to right, legend around
Reverse: Portraits of Bass and Flinders, a map of part of Australia and all of Tasmania
Composition: Copper-nickel | Diameter: 31.51mm | Weight: 15.55g
Mintage: 22,581,322
This PNC commemorates two centuries since Tasmania was first circumnavigated.
PNC's are something of an accidental success in Australia, their popularity has really gone from strength to strength over the years - the rarest ones are incredibly hard to get.
They're perfect for the average punter - colourful, topical and informative, and above all, affordable.
The 1998 50 cent coin features the portraits of George Bass and Matthew Flinders, as well as a map of their route around Tasmania.
Because of voyages they had made separately, both Bass and Flinders were sure that a body of water separated Van Diemen's Land (now called Tasmania) and the Australian mainland.
In 1798 they sailed along the northern coast of Van Diemen's Land.
They rowed up the Tamar River to near where Launceston is today and later climbed to the top of Mount Wellington which overlooks Hobart.
They proved that there was water between Australia and Van Diemen's Land and it was named Bass Strait by Governor Hunter.
This was to be their last voyage together as Bass disappeared mysteriously in the Pacific Ocean.
SKU: 22996
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