SOUTHERN SKY CRUX Curved Silver Proof Coin 5$ Australia 2012

This beautiful $5 coin acknowledges the significance of the Crux constellation. The stars present in the design played a crucial role as the symbol of the Eureka rebellion and subsequent Battle of the Eureka Stockade, an event in our history which was the culmination of democratic agitation in the Ballarat region during the Victorian gold rush era. For centuries this constellation has served as a navigational beacon for sailors and is one of the easiest to identify in the night sky. The coin is packaged in a rubber-laminate tin enabling the coin to be lifted vertically for presentation purposes. On the obverse the Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II.