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Did you know that there’s a berry big roadside strawberry worth seeing in Australia? That’s right! The southeastern Australian state of Victoria boasts one of the biggest red berries you’ll ever lay your eyes on.
The Big Strawberry, located on the Goulburn Valley Highway in Koonoomoo, Victoria, is a popular destination for passersby who are traveling in the rich agricultural region of the Goulburn Valley, near the town of Cobram and in the vicinity of the Murray River. The landmark is so beloved among Australians and the tourists who travel the countryside “down under” that it ranked a featured spot on an Australian dollar coin.
The 2025 Australia Big Strawberry Dollar offers a slice of Aussie culture that draws countless tourists from throughout the country and around the world. The coin, anchored by the royal portrait of King Charles III on the obverse, showcases the Big Strawberry in its bucolic valley setting along the Goulburn Valley Highway, a car tooling down the road as a sign declares its Koonoomoo setting.
Many people make pilgrimages to see the Big Strawberry, especially when the delicious red fruit is in season – typically between the months of October through May in Victoria. But, given its roughly three-hour drive from Melbourne, the Big Strawberry is close enough to tourist hubs that even when the berries aren’t ripe for the picking you’ll still find plenty of people snapping fun selfies in front of the nearly 20-foot-tall “strawb.” Meanwhile, the 2025 Australia Big Strawberry Dollar is the kind of coin many collectors like plucking for their PCGS Registry Sets, which include a bountiful crop of categories for Aussie coins.