1986 Royal Australian Mint Proof Coin Set of 7 coins. The 1986 proof coin set includes the commemorative $1 coin (Aluminium-Bronze) issued to mark the International Year of Peace, which is sponsored by the United Nations; 50c (Cupro-Nickel) - The kangaroo and emu traditionally support the Australian Coat of Arms. The kangaroo, readily identified with Australia, is the biggest marsupial in the country. The emu the world\'s second largest bird , cannot fly , but can run at speed up 50km/h; 20c (Cupro-Nickel)- The platypus is one of the only two egg-laying mammals and is found in the rivers and creeks of the eastern side of the Continent. It has webbed feet and rich short fur and swims with the skills and dash of a seal; 10c (Cupro-Nickel) - the lyrebird on the coin is a male of the species as it appears when dancing and singing, with its magnificent tail expanded and thrown forward over its head. It is a famous mimic and it inhabits dense damp forest from Southern Queenland to Victoria; 5c (Cupro-Nickel) - The echidna, or spiny anteater, is Austrlia\'s other egg-layered which suckles its young and like the hedgehog , depends on its spines for protection. It is about 1/2 meters long and thrives in every part of Australia; 2c (Bronze) - The frilled lizard is found only in the tropical north of Australia and grows to about 1 metre in length - most of the tail. It is harmless but when cornered , presents a gaping, hissing mouth in the middle of its brightly coloured neck frill; 1c (Bronze) - The feather-tail glider is the smallest of our gliding marsupials and glides by means of membranes along its sides. It is strictly nocturnal and is quite common in the forests of eastern Australia.

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