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Busselton Historical Society > Records

Commemorative Coin - Centenary of Federation 1901-2001

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2001

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Overview

Copper Coin with a picture of a stylised outline of a map of Australia connected with the Star of Federation. Underneath it has 1901 - 2001 and under this is printed Centenary of Federation. On the back it says 'Federal Council of Agricultural Societies" round the edge. There is no picture

Historical information

Australia became a nation on 1 January 1901 when 6 British colonies—New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania—united to form the Commonwealth of Australia. This process is known as Federation.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-124-2019.171

Item type

Coins

Collectibles

Objects

Themes

Material

Alloy

Copper

Metal

Inscriptions and markings

"1901-2001 Centenary of Federation"

Contextual information

Donated by RLR Maidment who resided in Capel who was a known Shropshire Sheep breeder who exhibited in Agricultural shows in W.A. winning many awards, this is possibly one of those awards

Keywords

Coin

Coin Collecting

Commemorative

Place made

Australia

Year

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Last modified

Thursday, 30 April, 2026

Completeness

100

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