Be quick if you are a diehard Countdown fan.
The Australian Mint is releasing a 50c Coloured Uncirculated Coin to mark 50 years of Countdown.
Countdown turns 50 next month, screening from 8 November 1974 – 19 July 1987.
Fittingly, the coin also has King Charles on the reverse, a coincidence given his famed appearance on the ABC show.
A ballot to purchase the coin closes at 8:30am today Thursday October 3rd.
Royal Australian Mint CEO Leigh Gordon said, “The influence Countdown had on