Issued by the Perth Mint as part of its ongoing festival coinage program, this dollar was released for Diwali 2019 to recognize Australia's Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities — a relatively recent acknowledgment in Australian commemorative coinage of South Asian diaspora culture. The aluminium bronze composition matches the standard Australian one-dollar specification, allowing these pieces to circulate alongside ordinary currency rather than being restricted to collector formats.
KM# 336 sits in a short run of culturally themed dollars the Perth Mint began producing in the 2010s, several of which now attract modest collector premiums simply due to low distribution through retail banking channels.
Issued by the Perth Mint as part of its ongoing festival coinage program, this dollar was released for Diwali 2019 to recognize Australia's Hindu, Sikh, and Jain communities — a relatively recent acknowledgment in Australian commemorative coinage of South Asian diaspora culture. The aluminium bronze composition matches the standard Australian one-dollar specification, allowing these pieces to circulate alongside ordinary currency rather than being restricted to collector formats.
KM# 336 sits in a short run of culturally themed dollars the Perth Mint began producing in the 2010s, several of which now attract modest collector premiums simply due to low distribution through retail banking channels.