1996 $5 Sir Donald Bradman Bi-Metallic Coin in Card Uncirculated
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Coin Type: | Bi-metallic $5 coin |
Grade: | Uncirculated |
Year: | 1996 |
Mint: | Royal Australian Mint |
Mintage: | 469,000 |
Metal: | Austenitic Stainless Steel Ring, Aluminium Bronze Centre |
Mass (approx): | 10.6 grams |
Obverse: | Elizabeth II (Raphael Maklouf) |
Reverse: | Sir Donald Bradman |
1996 bi-metallic $5 Sir Donald Bradman coin in credit card sized information card. Coin has a steel ring with an aluminium bronze centre. It carries the Maklouf portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and a depiction of ‘The Don’ batting on the reverse. Coin is in uncirculated condition.
Sir Donald Bradman debuted for New South Wales in the 1927-28 season at just 19. He amassed a career total of 28,067 runs, including 117 hundreds. This Test batting average of 99.94 established over a test career of 20 years and 52 tests, stand not only as a record unlikley to be surpassed but as a testimony to his pre-eminent standing in the game of cricket.
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