2016 20c Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Machin Portrait PNC Gold Lachlan Macquarie’s tomb on the

Lachlan Macquarie’s tomb on the Scottish Isle of Mull includes the inscription ‘THE FATHER OF AUSTRALIA’

The kingfisher is honoured annually at a festival in Victoria which celebrates the return of the species to a community environment park which was a rubbish tip

appears within the shape of the Antarctic continent

Prime Minister Lord Melbourne immediately became a key figure in advising the inexperienced young Queen

This box set also features a limited edition coin not available for individual purchase

2016 20c Queen Elizabeth II 90th Birthday Machin Portrait PNC Gold Lachlan Macquarie’s tomb on theHer Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates her 90th birthday in 2016. The effigy on the 20c coin featured in this special postal and numismatic cover was designed by Arnold Machin and features the Queen in her 30s, which was very early on in her reign. It was on 6 February 1952 that a young Princess Elizabeth became Queen, following the sudden death of her father, King George VI. The coronation was held on 2 June 1953 in Westminster Abbey.