*Strict limit of Two (2) per household. Coin Club Australia reserves the right to revise orders without notification.

*Not in stock until April 30th 2011.

Item: Royal Australian Mint 2011 Royal Engagement and Wedding Selectively Gold Plated Two Coin Silver Set

Issue Mint: Royal Australian Mint

Legal Tender: Australian $0.50 x 2

Mintage: 10,000 sets

Material: 99.9% Silver

Condition:  Brand New. Each coin set will come in two releases. The first release will be the Royal Engagement Coin with space within the selectively gold plated two coin set packaging to house the second coin, the Royal Wedding Coin (available 30th April). The selectively gold plated two coin set will be housed in an elegant timber case.

Issue Price: $175.00

Release Date: April 2011

Theme Background:  

On 16 November 2010, the Prince of Wales announced the engagement of his eldest son Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton. This long-awaited union is significant to Commonwealth nations, not only because the Prince is second in line to the British throne, but because the couple has been a favourite of the people since they first appeared in public. Their life together will serve as a symbol of the modern British Royal Family. Not since the seventeenth century has an heir to the British throne married an untitled commoner with no royal ancestors. In 2011 this may seem a trivial historical detail related to the marriage of His Royal Highness Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton, but it is a sobering reminder of the rarity of this momentous occasion.

And on the 29th April, Prince William will marry Miss Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey. This long-awaited union is significat to Commonwealth nations, Their life together will serve as a symbol of the modern British Royal Family.

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