Released as part of the International Year of Astronomy, declared by the United Nations to mark the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first systematic use of the telescope in 1609. The Royal Australian Mint issued this circulating commemorative into general currency, meaning examples did turn pass through ordinary commerce rather than going straight into collector folders.
Released as part of the International Year of Astronomy, declared by the United Nations to mark the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first systematic use of the telescope in 1609. The Royal Australian Mint issued this circulating commemorative into general currency, meaning examples did turn pass through ordinary commerce rather than going straight into collector folders.