Product Name : 2011 Ginger Meggs 90th Anniversary 1oz Silver Proo

Item: 2011 Ginger Meggs 90th Anniversary 1oz Silver Proof Coin Issue Mint: Perth Mint Legal Tender: Australian $1 Mintage: 3,000 Material: 1 Troy oz 99.9% Silver Release Date: 1 July 2011 Condition: Brand new in original issue condition Background: This great new release celebrates the 90th anniversary of the creation of Ginger Meggs, Australia’s longest running comic strip. The comic strip was created by Jimmy Bancks and is named for its main character, Ginger Meggs. Ginger is represented as an independent, cheeky, twelve year old boy with a healthy disrespect for authority – characteristics that embody all the qualities of the quintessential Aussie larrikin. Ginger was first introduced in the Sydney Sunday Sun newspaper comic strip called Us Fellers on the 13 November 1921. The name Ginger was selected because of the limitations in the three-colour printing process; blue, red or yellow, red being the only choice of hair colour. Ginger had been just one of the many characters in the first episode of Us Fellers, but by the end of the year Bancks had taken over the scriptwriting and developed Ginger as the starcharacter. There were many other adaptations too, including Ginger’s surname. It started out as Smith but was later changed to Meggs. Meggs was a staple entertainment for many generations of Australians who followed the characters’ escapades with avid interest. When Bancks died in July 1952, artist Ron Vivian took up the Meggs’ mantle, drawing the strip until his death in 1973. Lloyd Piper followed, creating further adventures until his passing in 1984. Many noted artists submitted work for the vacant post as a Meggs’ cartoonist. James Kelmsley inherited the role and continued the legacy until his death in 2007. Just before he died, Kemsley wrote to the Bancks family to secure approval for Jason Chatfield to succeed him. Chatfield is Ginger Meggs’ youngest cartoonist who continues to create the iconic cartoons as they appear today. There have been many adaptations of the stories of Ginger Meggs with the comic strip remaining extensively syndicated worldwide.

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