{"product_id":"2026-1-uncirculated-coin-holey-dollar","title":"2026 $1 Uncirculated Coin - Holey Dollar","description":"\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\u003cstyle type=\"text\/css\"\u003e.cs70B82E4{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;line-height:1.1;text-indent:0pt} .cs95B300B{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Calibri;} .cs4E2D3BB{18pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;font-style:normal;Arial;} .csE4B0C6C{11pt;font-weight:normal;color:#000000;font-style:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;text-align:left;line-height:1.15;list-style-type:disc;Arial} .csD29BC1B{8pt;font-weight:normal;color:#222222;font-style:normal;Arial;} .cs184C654{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 8pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt} .cs3388614{text-align:left;margin:0pt 0pt 10pt 0pt;line-height:1.15;text-indent:0pt}\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\t\r\n\t\u003cp class=\"cs184C654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eThe Royal Australian Mint is proud to present this 2026 $1 'Holey Dollar' Uncirculated Coin that celebrates a little-known link between the origins of Australia's iconic holey dollar and dump coins and significant contemporary diplomatic anniversary. In 2026, Australia and Mexico celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations- a partnership built on cooperation, culture and shared outlook. Yet the connection between these two nations reaches back far deeper in time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"cs184C654\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eMore than 150 years earlier, Spanish silver dollars struck in colonial Mexican mints travelled vast ocean trade routes to the fledgling colony of New South Wales, faced with critical shortage of currency, Governor Lachlan Macquarie authorised their transformation into Australia's first distinctive coin: the Holey Dollar and Dump. By punching out their centres, these global coins were ingeniously remade to serve a new economy. Today this remarkable story of adaptation and exchange highlights an enduring link between Australia and Mexico - one forged not only through diplomacy, but through shared history, resourcefulness and the enduring legacy of our coin origins.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3 class=\"cs70B82E4\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cspan class=\"cs4E2D3BB\"\u003eProduct overview\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cul start=\"1\" style=\"margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;\"\u003e\r\n\t\t\t\u003cli class=\"csE4B0C6C\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eCoin features the iconic 'holey dollar' shape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"csE4B0C6C\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eThe coin's reverse features a stunning recreation of the reverse of the 1823 holey dollar held in the National Coin Collection, along with an 1813 dump and floral symbols of golden wattle for Australia and dahlia for Mexico.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"csE4B0C6C\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eThe coin's obverse features a detailed recreation of the same 1813 holey dollar's obverse along with the effigy of His Majesty King Charles III sculpted by D. Thorne.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"csE4B0C6C\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eBlistered coin in presentation card.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"csE4B0C6C\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cs95B300B\"\u003eAustralian legal tender.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\r\n\t\t\u003cp class=\"cs3388614\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"csD29BC1B\"\u003e(2026-1-Holey-Dollar-UNC)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Royal Australian Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46238401986607,"sku":"9314688122437","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0647\/2577\/8479\/files\/9314688122437_1.jpg?v=1790117355","url":"https:\/\/wildrabbitgifts.com.au\/products\/2026-1-uncirculated-coin-holey-dollar","provider":"Wild Rabbit Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}