00:00A throwaway application from this artist who will now see her designs circulate around
00:06the country.
00:07Yeah, I got a phone call, I couldn't believe it, I kept asking the committee, are you sure?
00:13Courtney Glass had her design selected to front a special commemorative coin, celebrating
00:17the 50th anniversary of an Aboriginal-led NAIDOC, the 27-year-old hailing from Catherine
00:23in the Northern Territory, making her way to Adelaide for the unveiling.
00:27It's really special here today just to see it in the flesh and then also just share it
00:32and celebrate it with not only the committee but also my family.
00:36A family also trekking down from the NT with no idea of what was in store.
00:41I just told them it was an art project and yeah, they had a bit of a surprise and shock
00:46when they saw what I actually created, which was fun.
00:49She kept it as a secret even from her partner, I don't know many people that could do that.
00:54Ms Glass was selected from around 30 Indigenous artists, with a design that best represents
01:00NAIDOC's role.
01:01Courtney Glass's design epitomises to me what NAIDOC is about.
01:07It's about bringing us together, it's about recognition of us going forward as a nation.
01:14If you want to get your hands on one of these, you better move fast.
01:17The commemorative coins go via an online ballot on the Mint's website and you can get these
01:22regular ones via a coin swap in Adelaide and Perth from Friday.
01:26The coins unveiling comes just days before the start of NAIDOC week in Adelaide, an important
01:31time for Indigenous people around the country.
01:33It's a week of celebration but also acknowledging our history, so it's amazing that this will
01:40be a part of history as well.
