1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Observatories, The Parkes Radio Telescope - 4th Portrait, Space (2009)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 1259 |
| 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
1 DOLLAR
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. surrounded by the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA, 2009,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2009
1 DOLLAR
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. surrounded by the inscriptions “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA, 2009,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
Reverse
Engraved by Elise Martinson
Lettering:
observatories
CSIRO PARKES TELESCOPE
P
EM
Description:
The reverse features the Parkes dish (This 64 meter movable radio dish is probably the most well known because of the audio and images it captured and relayed of the Apollo 11 lunar mission in which 600 million people watched and listened to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) in the rural landscape of NSW with the full moon and stars in the background. At the right side inscription identify theme in two lines "observatories" "CSIRO PARKES TELESCOPE". In the right below field , the Perth Mint “P” mintmark appears and the designer's initials (EM) appears at the opposite.
observatories
CSIRO PARKES TELESCOPE
P
EM
Description:
The reverse features the Parkes dish (This 64 meter movable radio dish is probably the most well known because of the audio and images it captured and relayed of the Apollo 11 lunar mission in which 600 million people watched and listened to Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) in the rural landscape of NSW with the full moon and stars in the background. At the right side inscription identify theme in two lines "observatories" "CSIRO PARKES TELESCOPE". In the right below field , the Perth Mint “P” mintmark appears and the designer's initials (EM) appears at the opposite.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 P | 5,217 | Perth Mint, BU in Collector Album | Unknown |