50th Anniversary of Tamworth Country Music Festival - Golden Guitar Silver Bullion Coin!

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Does anyone else know of a Silver coin that represents Country Music? this maybe a first.

Produced by the Royal Australian Mint, features a gold-plated version of the Festival’s signature Golden Guitar.

Held in Australia’s Country Music Capital, the Tamworth Country Music Festival has attracted thousands of country music fans from across Australia and around the world every year since its inception in 1969- 72.

Leigh Gordon, CEO of the Royal Australian Mint, said that this coin recognises the significant social and cultural impact the Tamworth Country Music Festival has had over the last 50 years.

“Both country music fans and coin collectors will treasure this unique coin for years to come.”

The coin design is dominated by the iconic Golden Guitar that is synonymous with the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Rich with detail, the backdrop of the coin is inspired by the festival stage, illuminated with beaming light.

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50c 2022 Tamworth Country Music Festival Silver Gold Plated Proof - just 2500 Minted!

Back in 1973, Tamworth staged its inaugural country music festival, an event now held every year that attracts over 300,000 visitors. This ten day celebration of Australian country music, plus the many related music genres, is now Australia’s largest music festival and has been recognised as one of the top 10 music festivals in the world.

Tamworth has long had an association with country music but it really took off in the mid-1960s when local radio station 2TM began promoting the city’s music heritage through its evening programming.
Soon the station was running concerts, initially to raise funds for charity, and later featuring performers such as Slim Dusty and Tex Morton.
In 1968, the Tamworth branch of the Country Music Association launched a talent quest, held on the Australia Day long weekend, setting the scene for what was to come.

In 1969, 2TM declared Tamworth as Australia’s “Country Music Capital”. The radio station staged the first Australasian Country Music Awards in the Tamworth Town Hall in January 1973. The main event was the inaugural Golden Guitar Awards, with the first Golden Guitar going to Joy McKean for her song “Lights On The Hill.”

The event expanded rapidly and now features more than 2800 shows with 700 performers across 120 different venues. In recent years visitor numbers have exceeded 300,000. The 2022 festival will be its 50th anniversary.

Features a selectively Gold Plated guitar design marking the 50th Anniversary of the festival.

As I say, buy what YOU love. Do not stack the boring stuff.


Thank you Royal Australian Mint for this beautiful coins.

Score out of 10: overall 6

First impressions 6
Packaging: 7 - nice box
Coins Detail & Graphics: 6
How does it make me feel: 6

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