The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book coins
By AG | Thursday, 12 June 2025
The Royal Australian Mint, in partnership with NewsXpress and Are Media, released a coins program on The Australian Women's Weekly Children's Birthday Cake Book.
The cover illustration is of the train cake and the cookbook is sometimes referred to as the book with the train on the cover.
There more than 100 themed cakes appearing in the original edition. Here's are some of them:
- Butterfly
- Castle
- Choo-choo train
- Clock
- Cricket bat
- Cricket field
- Dolly Varden
- Duck
- Echidna
- Farmyard
- Ghost
- Gingerbread house
- Giraffe
- Good witch
- Hopscotch
- Humpty dumpty
- Jack in the box
- Koala
- Lion
- Miss Muffet
- Miss Piggy
- Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe
- Piano
- Pink elephant
- Pirate
- Racetrack
- Robot
- Rubber ducky
- Shark
- Swimming pool
- Typewriter
The Australian Women's Weekly exists since 1933 and known for long-form features, photographic shoots and food content. It informs through journalism covering lifestyle, food, health, and royal content, and connects a community of Australian women who seek insight, ideas, and advice.
It is the number one magazine in Australia. Surveys have shown that over 90% of readers buy the magazine for the recipes.
Are Media was formed after the 2020 purchase of the assets of Bauer Media Australia.
Rubber Ducky
Swimming Pool
Candy Castle
Echidna
Choo-choo train
Dolly Varden
Humpty Dumpty
Cuddly Koala
Robert Robot
Racing Track
Specifications - 1 dollar
- Composition: Aluminum-Bronze
- Weight: 9 g
- Diameter: 25 mm
A Proof $1 Choo Choo Train coin was also produced and available with the special edition book.
And a coloured $2 Hickory Dickory Watch cake coin which was available in the twelve-coin recipe box.
1 dollar 2025 not intended for circulation
