1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Capital Territory - 4th Portrait, Celebrate Australia (2009)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 1099 |
| Weight (g) | 13.8 |
| Diameter (mm) | 30.2 |
| Thickness (mm) | 3.1 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminum-Bronze |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.72 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2009
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "2009" below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2009
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "2009" below.
Reverse
Engraved by Elise Martinson
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA $1 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
EM P
Description:
The reverse shows a finely detailed image of the a Gang-gang Cockatoo, its official territorial animal, standing on a branch with a Royal Bluebell (the floral emblem of Capital Territory) emphasizing the link between the fauna and its native environment alert against a vivid colored background of view of Australia’s Parliament House, situated on Canberra’s Capital Hill. The inscriptions include AUSTRALIA $1, 1oz 999 SILVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY. In the right below field , the Perth Mint “P” mintmark and the designer's initials (EM) appears discreetly below Cockatoo.
AUSTRALIA $1 AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
EM P
Description:
The reverse shows a finely detailed image of the a Gang-gang Cockatoo, its official territorial animal, standing on a branch with a Royal Bluebell (the floral emblem of Capital Territory) emphasizing the link between the fauna and its native environment alert against a vivid colored background of view of Australia’s Parliament House, situated on Canberra’s Capital Hill. The inscriptions include AUSTRALIA $1, 1oz 999 SILVER, NORTHERN TERRITORY. In the right below field , the Perth Mint “P” mintmark and the designer's initials (EM) appears discreetly below Cockatoo.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 P | 9,735 | Perth Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |