1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Redback Spider - 4th Portrait, Backyard Bugs (2010)

Features

Denomination 1 Dollar
Catalog Number KM# 1448
Weight (g) 13.8
Diameter (mm) 30.6
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 2010
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, 2010,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”

Reverse

Engraved by Elise Martinson
Lettering:
REDBACK SPIDER
P
EM


Description:
The coin’s reverse portrays a a finely detailed image of the adult female redback spider (Latrodectus hasselti), also known as the Australian black widow with the distinctive red stripe against the web in the background that evokes its habitat, its name "REDBACK SPIDER" in hand-written script around above. The P mint mark of the Perth Mint below and the designer's initials (EM) at the opposite.

Edge

Description:
Reeded
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
2010 P 5,234 Perth Mint, BU in Collector Album Unknown

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