2022 $1 Australian Dinosaurs - Australovenator wintonensis Coin & Stamp Cover PNC

2022 $1 Australian Dinosaurs - Australovenator wintonensis Coin & Stamp Cover PNC

Australovenator wintonensis was a theropod (three-toed) dinosaur that lived during the Mid-Cretaceous. Its fossilised bones were discovered near Winston, Queensland, intermingled with the bones of Diamantinosaurus.It has been nicknamed 'Banjo', and around 40 percent of its skeleton has been excavated to date, making it the most complete carnivorous dinosaur known from Australia.

Like all carnivorous dinosaurs, Australovenator was two-legged with smaller forelimbs. It was also equipped with three scimitar-shaped claws and sharp teeth.

A swift predator, Australovenator was about one-and-a-half metres high at the hip and five to six metres in length. A claw of this dinosaur has also been found in Early Cretaceous rocks in Victoria and at Lightning Ridge, New South Wales.

The coin's obverse features the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

Affixed to the envelope is an official Australia Post International $1.10 stamp. Postmarked for the First Day of Issue 5 September 2022, Winton QLD 4735.

Australian legal tender

Denomination :  $1

Quality :            Uncirculated

Metal :              Aluminium Bronze

Weight :            9.00 gms

Diameter :         25 mm

Mintage :           7,500

Certificate of Authenticity : Australia Post Seal of Authenticity