1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Cuckoo Wasp - 4th Portrait, Bright Bugs (2014)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 2920 |
| Weight (g) | 9 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminum-Bronze |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.72 |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2014
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, "2014" below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2014
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, "2014" below.
Reverse
Engraved by Aaron Baggio
Lettering:
1 DOLLAR
AB
Description:
The coin’s reverse features a finely detailed image of colored image of the iridescent brilliant metallic green, blue, and purple Cuckoo Wasp or emerald wasp in the pad-printing process with lifelike detail, depicts its parasitic lifestyle (from eggs in Mud Wasp nests. the Mud Wasp larva body attacking the “host” egg and at last full wasp) around the image. The designer's signature (AB) appears below and the denomination "1 DOLLAR" above right.
1 DOLLAR
AB
Description:
The coin’s reverse features a finely detailed image of colored image of the iridescent brilliant metallic green, blue, and purple Cuckoo Wasp or emerald wasp in the pad-printing process with lifelike detail, depicts its parasitic lifestyle (from eggs in Mud Wasp nests. the Mud Wasp larva body attacking the “host” egg and at last full wasp) around the image. The designer's signature (AB) appears below and the denomination "1 DOLLAR" above right.
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 30,000 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |