Check your wallets, folks: the Royal Australian Mint has launched a national treasure hunt.
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The mint has released 3 million specially marked $1 coins into circulation and people are being urged to check their change.
The coins are marked with the letters A, U or S, are date stamped 2019 and have the number 35 to mark the 35th anniversary of the $1 coin (which is May 14, 2019).
People who collect one of each coin can enter the competition for the chance to be one of eight people to win a trip to Canberra with a stay at the Jamala Wildlife Lodge.
The eight winners - picked from each state and territory - will also get the opportunity to mint their own one-kilogram pure silver coin and receive a VIP tour of the mint.
Royal Australian Mint chief executive Ross MacDiarmid said the golden ticket-style competition was launched to encourage children to collect coins.
"Australia’s Dollar Discovery is a nationwide treasure hunt that we hope encourages Australians of all ages and from every state and territory to check their change for these special coins,” Mr MacDiarmid said.
As well as the eight two-night stays in Canberra, 250 people will win $150 Royal Australian Mint vouchers, and 5000 will win an Aussie Dollar Discovery piggy bank.
To win, you must register online and then collect all three of the specially marked $1 coins.
The competition closes on April 8, and the winners will be drawn on May 14, 2019.
Before the $1 coin was first minted in 1984, Australia had a $1 note. The notes were brown, and like all Australian banknotes at the time were made of paper.
