Australia 1988 5 Dollar Coin Parliament House Opens
In 1988 the Royal Australian Mint produced it’s first 5 dollar coin commemorating the opening of New Parliament House in Canberra. Celebrating it’s 25th birthday this year with the release of Australia’s first triangle shaped Parliament House silver proof 5 dollar coin we look back at the coin that brought new blood into collecting.
Three million of these uncirculated aluminium bronze 5 dollar coins were commissioned and distributed by the Commonwealth Bank at face value in 1988 in celebration of the opening of New Parliament House. They were issued in 2 types of similar packaging, a sealed cellophane type (seen here) and a pvc flip. Because they were so easy to obtain from your local Commonwealth Bank branch and quite special at the time these were collected and talked about sparking interest in collecting that has spanned decades.
Quite sadly though these 1988 Parliament House $5 coins were never a good long term investment on your 5 dollar outlay with the recommendation today is that you take your coin to the bank and redeem your $5 face value back.
Australia 1988 5 Dollar Coin Packaging
