AWARD YEAR
2021
CATEGORY
Community
GOALS
Peace, Justice & Strong Institutions, Innovative Financial System
KEYWORDS
charity, Donations, loose money, charitable giving
COUNTRY
Australia
DESIGNED BY
The Royal Australian Mint
WEBSITE
https://donationdollar.com.au
Donation Dollar
A dollar designed to be donated
The Royal Australian Mint to produce millions of “daily reminders to give."
In the lead up to International Day of Charity (September 5th), the Royal Australian Mint (the Mint) is releasing the world’s first Donation Dollar: a one dollar coin designed to be donated. According to new research, three in five (57%) Australians say they would be likely to donate this coin if found in their change.
The Mint, as part of its annual release program, intends to distribute millions of these Donation Dollar coins in to circulation over the coming years – one for every Australian. Each of these unique coins features a green centre with a gold ripple design symbolising the ongoing impact each donation makes to those who need it most. Australians could start to see the new “daily reminders to give” appearing in their change from today, as a first run of 3 million coins have been released into circulation.