1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Fred Hollows - 4th Portrait, Inspirational Australians (2010)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 1496 |
| Weight (g) | 9 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
| 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 2010
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, "2010" below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2010
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, "2010" below.
Reverse
Engraved by Vladimir Gottwald
Lettering:
INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS HEALTH CARE
FRED HOLLOWS 1929 - 1993
1 DOLLAR
Description:
The reverse depicts Hollows holding up an intraocular lens used on an Eritrean cataract patient. Fred, a skilled opthalmologist, was the inspiration for the Fred Hollows Foundation which has restored the sight of more than a million people around the world by implanting intraocular lenses into the eyes of cataract patients surrounded by inscription "INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS HEALTH CARE" around above and "FRED HOLLOWS 1929 - 1993" around below dividing by denomination "1 DOLLAR," the designer's signature (VG) within a small circle above his shoulder.
INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS HEALTH CARE
FRED HOLLOWS 1929 - 1993
1 DOLLAR
Description:
The reverse depicts Hollows holding up an intraocular lens used on an Eritrean cataract patient. Fred, a skilled opthalmologist, was the inspiration for the Fred Hollows Foundation which has restored the sight of more than a million people around the world by implanting intraocular lenses into the eyes of cataract patients surrounded by inscription "INSPIRATIONAL AUSTRALIANS HEALTH CARE" around above and "FRED HOLLOWS 1929 - 1993" around below dividing by denomination "1 DOLLAR," the designer's signature (VG) within a small circle above his shoulder.
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32,649 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |