1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Boeing 707 - 6th Portrait, Qantas Centenary (2020)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 3858 |
| Weight (g) | 9 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminium Bronze |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.72 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Jody Clark
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2020
1 DOLLAR
JC
Description:
6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the Commonwealth effigy), wearing the George IV State Diadem, the Coronation Necklace and Earrings framed by inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA, 2020,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2020
1 DOLLAR
JC
Description:
6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the Commonwealth effigy), wearing the George IV State Diadem, the Coronation Necklace and Earrings framed by inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA, 2020,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
Reverse
Engraved by Stevan Michael Stojanovic
Lettering:
BOEING 707
AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEAS AIRLINES - QANTAS
VH - EBN
1920 - 2020
QANTAS
SMS
Description:
The coin’s reverse depicts a Boeing 707, an early American long-range narrow-body airliner and the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, in flight in the center, with "AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEAS AIRLINES - QANTAS" along its body and the inscription "QANTAS" on the tail fin. Colored three concentric circles in in grey, light grey, red, white and black cutting below right with a circle surrounding the Qantas Airways Limited logo "1947 – 1968" (Flying Kangaroo emblem was designed in 1947. The blue and white creature is placed on the globe, executed in the same color palette. The Kangaroo is enlarged in comparison to the globe, and its white wings are elongated to the right), the anniversary dates 1920 - 2020. around below right. Around the outer rim, four stylized airplane shapes, behind two of which there are stylized representation of an aircraft’s wake turbulence, as well as arrow shapes and two circles. Around above the outer rim, the inscription BOEING 707. Around below, QANTAS. The designer’s initials (SMS) are around below right, near the rim.
BOEING 707
AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEAS AIRLINES - QANTAS
VH - EBN
1920 - 2020
QANTAS
SMS
Description:
The coin’s reverse depicts a Boeing 707, an early American long-range narrow-body airliner and the first jetliner developed and produced by Boeing Commercial Airplanes, in flight in the center, with "AUSTRALIA'S OVERSEAS AIRLINES - QANTAS" along its body and the inscription "QANTAS" on the tail fin. Colored three concentric circles in in grey, light grey, red, white and black cutting below right with a circle surrounding the Qantas Airways Limited logo "1947 – 1968" (Flying Kangaroo emblem was designed in 1947. The blue and white creature is placed on the globe, executed in the same color palette. The Kangaroo is enlarged in comparison to the globe, and its white wings are elongated to the right), the anniversary dates 1920 - 2020. around below right. Around the outer rim, four stylized airplane shapes, behind two of which there are stylized representation of an aircraft’s wake turbulence, as well as arrow shapes and two circles. Around above the outer rim, the inscription BOEING 707. Around below, QANTAS. The designer’s initials (SMS) are around below right, near the rim.
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 40,000 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |