Australia Post has launched its limited edition $1 coin collection featuring the Northern Territory’s Big Jumping Crocodile at Wak Wak and other peculiar effigies dotting townships around Australia.

Australia Post is celebrating its love affair with these big sculptures with its latest $1 coin collection highlighting several popular ‘Big Things’, which include The Big Pineapple, The Big Jumping Crocodile, The Big Banana, The Big Swoop and The Big Lobster, among others, Australia Post GM for retail product and supply chain Kayla Le Cornu said.

The limited edition coins and stamps are now for sale and will be used as change, in participating post offices. Limited edition stamps cost $1.20, individual coins are $3 and the complete coin set with a folder is $29 – and one in every 10 coin sets bought will include a coloured Giant Murray Cod coin.

“Our ‘Big Things’ are colourful, entertaining and truly make their mark in so many local communities across Australia. We’re celebrating some of our most iconic ‘Big Things’ with this new coin collection, in partnership with the Royal Australian Mint,” Ms Cornu said.

The full Australia Post Aussie “Big Things” coin collection features:

Big Jumping Croc (Wak Wak, Northern Territory), Big Pineapple (Sunshine Coast, Queensland), Big Banana and Big Blue Heeler (Coffs Harbour and Muswellbrook, NSW), Giant Koala (Dadswells Bridge, Victoria), Big Tasmanian Devil (Mole Creek, Tasmania), Big Lobster (Kingston, SA), Giant Ram (Wagin, WA), Giant Murray Cod (Swan Hill, Victoria), and Big Swoop (Canberra, ACT).

Assistant Minister for Charities, Competition and Treasury Andrew Leigh said Australia’s ‘Big Things’ are loved by all.

“Whether it’s The Big Banana, The Big Pineapple, or Canberra’s very own Big Swoop, the best ‘Big Things’ celebrate the character of our communities and give visitors a reason to smile and pop in for a visit. While the Mint’s ‘Big Things’ coins may be of standard size, the memories they evoke loom large,” Dr Leigh said.