2008 $1 25th Anniversary of America's Cup Victory Australia II 1oz Silver Coloured Proof Coin with Piece of Sail Gold Set which faces the Neva River

which faces the Neva River

The reverse depicts a coloured portrait of Dame Nellie Melba and includes the rhododendron flower

A defining moment in the nation's currency heritage

The design includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOALA and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark

Convict forger William Henshall was given the job of creating new coins from Spanish pieces of eight

2008 $1 25th Anniversary of America's Cup Victory Australia II 1oz Silver Coloured Proof Coin with Piece of Sail Gold Set which faces the Neva RiverOn 26 September 1983, Australia II became the first challenger ever to win the Americas Cup. After 132 years of US domination, the race for the oldest trophy in international sport was at last wrested from the stranglehold of the New York Yacht Club. The coins reverse design, cleverly incorporates Australia IIs revolutionary keel line, depicts the celebrated 12 metre with a coloured representation of her spinnaker bearing the famous identification