COMMEMORATIVE $1 COINS

Gugurmin – The Emu in the Sky

The majesty and wonder of the Emu in the Sky constellation is captured in the art of Wiradjuri artist Scott Towney on this stunning silver uncirculated coin as part of the Stardreaming series. The constellation is a silhouette traced by the dark spaces in the Milky Way. Indigenous Australians were the first astronomers and have been using the stars as navigation maps, calendars and to tell stories for tens of thousands of years.

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Nyarluwarri – The Seven Sisters

Wajarri-Noongar artist Christine ‘Jugarnu’ Collard’s stunning artwork tells the indigenous story of the Seven Sisters, in the star clusters Pleiades in the constellation Taurus. The Yamaji people of the Murchison region in Western Australia know that when the constellation sits low on the horizon at sunset emu eggs are ready for harvesting. The brightness of the star indicates the rainfall outlook.

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