1982 Royal Australian Mint Uncirculated Set - XII Commonwealth Games (PVC Residue)

1982 Australian Uncirculated Six-Coin Set – XII Commonwealth Games (Housed in New Mylar Flips)

Celebrate the XII Commonwealth Games held in Brisbane with this official 1982 six-coin uncirculated set from the Royal Australian Mint. Highlighting a major milestone in Australian sporting history, this release brings together the full circulating decimal coin range of the era, anchored by the iconic commemorative 1982 50c coin featuring the official Games emblem.

To arrest further vinyl degradation caused by the original 1980s PVC mint packaging, all six coins have been carefully disinvested from their original plastic wrapper and transferred into brand-new, archival-safe Mylar coin flips for long-term preservation.

Specifications & Set Contents

• Year of Issue: 1982
• Historical Theme: XII Commonwealth Games, Brisbane
• Set Composition (6 Coins):
  • 50 Cent: Commemorative XII Commonwealth Games logo & sports reverse
  • 20 Cent: Cupro-Nickel – Platypus reverse
  • 10 Cent: Cupro-Nickel – Lyrebird reverse
  • 5 Cent: Cupro-Nickel – Echidna reverse
  • 2 Cent: Bronze – Frill-necked Lizard reverse
  • 1 Cent: Bronze – Feathertail Glider reverse
• Finish: Uncirculated
• Mintage Limit: 195,950 sets
• Obverse Effigy: Arnold Machin 2nd portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
• Reverse Designers: Stuart Devlin (1c–20c & 50c Games logo)
• Numista Reference: N# 2313 (Set Ref: N# S1191)
• Issuer / Mint: Royal Australian Mint, Canberra

Design Details & Key Features

• Commemorative 50c Reverse: Features Stuart Devlin's iconic Brisbane 1982 Commonwealth Games logo encircled by graphics representing 12 contested sporting events.
• Arnold Machin Obverse: All coins feature the iconic second circulating effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
• Complete Pre-1984 Decimal Range: Contains all six original pre-dollar circulating denominations (1c, 2c, 5c, 10c, 20c, 50c).

Condition and Preservation Note

• Uncirculated Strike Quality: Coins remain in uncirculated condition, retaining sharp relief and original mint detail.
• PVC Residue Disclosure: As is common with vintage Royal Australian Mint sets from the early 1980s, storage inside the original vinyl mint packaging has led to varying degrees of green PVC residue and surface hazing across the coins.
• Archival Preservation: The coins have been permanently removed from the deteriorating original PVC plastic and are now safely housed individually inside fresh, non-reactive Mylar flips. Offered as-is as imaged.