Mina Tsu was among 200 coin enthusiasts who entered into the Royal Australian Mint's ballot to strike the first coin of the year that celebrates the CSIRO's deep sea discoveries.
abc.net.au/news/first-coin-of-2023-celebrates-creatures-of-the-deep-royal-mint/101820218A Taiwanese exchange student has pressed the first coin of the year at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra after only finding out about the annual tradition the day before.
This year's coin collection, Creatures of the Deep, celebrates the underwater discoveries made by CSIRO scientists aboard the research vessel Investigator. "One of the purposes of the Royal Australian Mint is to tell Australian stories to Australians, and the CSIRO, as Australia's national science agency, is really privileged to be able to showcase our unique flora and fauna and contribute to that storytelling," CSIRO acting chief executive Elanor Huntington said.
Professor Huntington said the discoveries were made during several voyages along Australia's southern and eastern coastline, reaching some of Australia's deepest habitats.
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