2011 $1 Air Series Crimson Rosella Coloured Uncirculated Coin Gold - 1oz Proof The tournament was first played

The tournament was first played in 1905 as the Australasian Championships at the Warehousemen's Cricket Ground in Albert Park

The obverse of this beautiful collector coin depicts the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley

Hockeyroo or both competing athletes

The coin's coloured reverse depicts an emu against the background of a bush scene with grass trees

2011 $1 Air Series Crimson Rosella Coloured Uncirculated Coin Gold - 1oz Proof The tournament was first playedCrimson Rosellas are medium sized parrots, most commonly bright red, with blue on the cheeks and tail. They prefer eucalypt and other humid forests in Queensland and southeastern Australia. Not all Crimson Rosellas are red some are mostly yellow and some are mostly orange. If a red Crimson Rosella mates with a less common yellow Crimson Rosella, they will produce orange chicks.