2026 $1 International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists - Heart and Soul of Australia Coin & Stamp Cover PNC

2026 $1 International Year of Rangeland and Pastoralists - Heart and Soul of Australia Coin & Stamp Cover PNC

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP).

In celebration of IYRP, the Royal Australian Mint presents a splendid new $1 uncirculated coin.

Rangelands cover about 75% of Australia's landmass, and span many different types of environments - woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, deserts and tropical savannahs.

They include incredibly diverse landscapes, such as the Pilbara in WA, the vast Red Centre, the Barkly Tableland in the NT, and the Channel Country extending from Queensland.
With the vast space they occupy in both a physical and cultural sense, our rangelands are very much the heart and soul of the nation.

Our rangelands also hold significant economic value. Roughly a third of Australia's livestock graze there, and the mining and tourism industries also generate significant value.
Critical to the sustainable management of the land are Australia's pastoralists, who are known by many different names; graziers, producers, stockmen and stockwomen, jackaroos and jillaroos, to name a few.

This 2026 $1 Uncirculated Coin celebrates Australia's rangelands and pastoralists - as does the beautiful presentation card it is housed in.
The card features a section of a linocut print created especially for this coin program by artist Elyssa Waterford.

Coin reverse features a design representing Australian rangelands and pastoralism, by Mint coin designer Adam Ball.

Struck to the Mint's uncirculated finish.

Each coin is issued as Australian Legal Tender.

Issued as Australian legal tender, the uncirculated aluminium bronze coin is housed in a beautifully designed card with a circular window revealing the coin's reverse and obverse designs.

On the obverse, the coin bears the Dan Thomas effigy of His Majesty King Charles III and monetary domination.

Fixed to the envelope is an official Australia Post stamp which is post marked First Day of Issue and the envelope includes Australia Post's Seal of Authenticity.

Postmarked 13 August 2026, Alice Springs NT 0870

Denomination :       $1

Metal :                     Aluminium Bronze

Weight :                  13.50 gms

Diameter :               30.70 mm

Mintage :                 6,000

Australia Post Seal of Authenticity

Serial Numbers will vary. Pictures for illustration only.