2013 AUSTRALIA’S AGE OF DINOSAURS TIMIMUS MEDALLION PMC 0129/5000 – Low mintage

2013 AUSTRALIA’S AGE OF DINOSAURS TIMIMUS MEDALLION PMC 0129/5000

24th September Inverloch Vic 3996

Low number 0129/5000

Australia’s Age of Dinosaurs – Timimus.

During the Cretaceous period (around 145.5 million years to 65.5 million years ago) Australia was inhabited by prehistoric animals including dinosaurs.

This stamp issue features some of these animals that lived in what is now eastern Australia from the cold polar conditions of southern Victoria to the more temperate climate of Queensland. This is the first glow-in-the-dark medallion produced by Australia Post.

Timimus was a small dinosaur that lived in the early Cretaceous, around 106 million years ago, in the polar forests of Victoria. It was carnivorous, a distant relative of Tyrannosaurus rex, around 1.5m high and stood on two legs.

It had powerful hind legs for running, making it an agile predator. Fossilised bones of Timimus were first found at Dinosaur Cove, near Lavers Hill in Southern Victoria.

The envelope includes a 60c commemorative Australia Post stamps and is postmarked First Day of Issue 24th September 2013 at Inverloch VIC 3996.

The envelope includes Australia Post’s Seal of Authenticity and official number.

Weight : 58gms

Medallion Diameter : 60mm

Metal : Brass with Antique Brass Finish

Mintage : 5,000

Certificate of Authenticity : Australia Post Seal of Authenticity

Approximate Weight : 250gms (Excludes Postal Packaging)