Sir Donald Bradman on Australian Coins
By CAA | Thursday, 20 June 2024
Sir Donald Bradman, died in his Adelaide home on February 25, 2001, at the age of 92. In 52 Test matches from 1928 to 1948, The Don scored 6,996 runs at an average of 99.94. He was a batsman without peer, a highly respected cricket administrator, and a gentleman both on and off the field.
After his death, the Australian Government produced a 20-cent coin to commemorate his life. In 2002, this coin and his image was nominated in the international 'Coin of the Year' competition, co-ordinated by Krause Publications.
The coin, depicting 'The Don' playing his classic cover drive, was issued to celebrate the life of the phenomenal Australian batsman and has been nominated as one of the designs in the 'Most Popular' coin category.
We were pleased to work with the Royal Australian Mint on this fitting commemoration. It is appropriate that through this nomination this great Australian will once again go into bat at an international level.
- Chairman of the Bradman Foundation, former Australian captain Mr Ian Craig (2002)
Specifications
- Mintage: 10,000,000
- Composition: 75% copper and 25% nickel
- Weight: 11.31 g
- Diameter : 28.52 mm
- Edge: Milled
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Commemorative
Australia also issued three special commemorative coins in honour of the cricket legend, Sir Donald Bradman. The coins were produced jointly by Australia's two official mints, the Royal Australian Mint and The Perth Mint, and were available throughout Australia in June 2001.
The coins are:
- a bi-metal gold and silver proof coin featuring an image of Sir Donald wearing his baggy green cap;
- a 1oz silver proof coin depicting Bradman playing an off drive; and
- an aluminium bronze frosted uncirculated coin featuring the famous Bradman pull shot.
Each of the coins are surrounded by the wording Sir Donald Bradman 1908 - 2001 and bear the image of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the coin's monetary denomination on the obverse.
- 10,000 bi-metal gold/silver coins with price of $380.00;
- 100,000 proof silver coins with price of $55.00; and
- 250,000 aluminium bronze coins with price of $12.95
All three coins had strictly limited mintages, with a maximum of:
Within these maximum mintages a limited number of sets containing all three coins will be issued, price of $447.95.
The Royal Australian Mint in Canberra produced the aluminium bronze coins, while The Perth Mint manufactured the bi-metal and silver coins.
Both mints are thrilled to be collaborating in another milestone commemorative coin program, this time celebrating the life of Sir Donald Bradman, arguably the nation's greatest sporting icon.
There is no more traditional and appropriate way for a nation to pay tribute to its heroes than by immortalising them on the official coinage.
- Mr Graeme Moffatt, Controller of the Royal Australian Mint
On the centenary of his birth, August 27, 2008, the Royal Australian Mint issued a 5 dollars commemorative gold coin with Bradman's image. Other uncirculated 5 dollars coin featuring The Don were also released in 1997 and 2008.
