Mr Squiggle and his friends have landed on the Australian two dollar coin as a Limited Edition for the 60th Anniversary.
🎶 Mr Squiggle the man from the moon…
Click above to see theme song 👆
Generations of Australians have grown up with Mr Squiggle and his friends. Woolworth’s the fresh food people and other participating supermarkets have sent these Limited Edition two dollar gold coin into circulation.
Mr Squiggle ran on the ABC between 1959 and 1999 and was created by cartoonist and puppeteer Norman Hetherington. Mr Squiggle was one of the most popular children’s programs in Australia, receiving many thousands of squiggles each year from children around Australia.Now with the return of this iconic character, he has made his way to the Australian two dollar coin in this Limited Edition collection.
Children wrote in with their “squiggles” and Mr. Squiggle would turn them into recognisable drawings by connecting lines with his pencil nose. More often than not, the picture would be drawn upside down (Hetherington manipulated the puppet from above by viewing the drawing upside down), and then Mr. Squiggle would gleefully declare, “Upside down! Upside down!”—asking his assistant to turn the picture the right way up and reveal the drawing.
What a clever show….
Mr Squiggle & Friends 2019 Coin Collection-
- Each set comprises four coloured two dollar coins and two one dollar coins showing scenes from Mr. Squiggle
- Special edition Uncirculated 1c coin featuring Mr Squiggle’s home – the Moon
- Limited number of complete sets
- Australian legal tender
- The set features both the Rank-Broadley portrait ($2 & 1c coins) and new Jody Clark portrait ($1 coins) of Elizabeth II
- Set in a themed collector folder displaying the obverse and reverse of each Australian coin.
Children wrote in with their “squiggles” and Mr. Squiggle would turn them into recognisable drawings by connecting lines with his pencil nose. More often than not, the picture would be drawn upside down (Hetherington manipulated the puppet from above by viewing the drawing upside down), and then Mr. Squiggle would gleefully declare, “Upside down! Upside down!”—asking his assistant to turn the picture the right way up and reveal the drawing.
What a clever show….
“Happy 60th🎈 Anniversary Mr Squiggle & Friends!
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