Was waiting to see what they come up with this year. The design looks a tad busy. Upside down not much different.
One of the greatest acts of vandalism in Australia against the natural environment with the hole even being visible from space, and the powers that be celebrate it with coin strikings! And yet these same powers that be are threatening to ban Gold Prospecting with Metal Detectors because some detectorists leave their small dig holes unfilled! Does anyone else on here see the funny hypocritical side to this or is it just me? Maybe as their next project, the Mint should design a Super Pit coin with the pit being in the shape of Australia and with refuse being thrown in it! It would be much more appropriate and factual, even I would buy some of them coins
Legislation governing prospecting in most states is a total joke. Went to go panning at the start of the year and after some research planned to head to a creek deep in a state forest in NSW. Had got a permit from Forestry NSW and then realised the area was covered by a giant exploration permit (over 100km2) so I contacted the mining company (happened to be foreign owned) that had the exploration permit and they refused me permission.
Yes, sadly that is the daily reality facing gold prospectors and gold fossickers in Australia these days, more and more public land being locked away from us all the time, soon there will be nowhere left to go if you want to enjoy this great hobby and pastime.
