1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Year of the Monkey - 4th Portrait, Lunar Series II (2016)

Features

Denomination 1 Dollar
Catalog Number KM# 3225
Weight (g) 9
Diameter (mm) 25
Thickness (mm) 2.5
Shape: Round
Composition: Aluminum-Bronze
Not Magnetic
Currency Value (USD) 0.72
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Commemorative
Non Circulating
Calendar Gregorian

Obverse

Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2016
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, "2016" below.

Reverse

Engraved by Vladimir Gottwald
Lettering:
2016

YEAR OF THE MONKEY


Description:
The coins' reverse features a snub-nosed monkey sitting calmly on a tree branch in a lush forest. Around the central figure incorporates Chrissy Lau’s traditional Chinese design decorative panels containing floral ornaments. The inscriptions include “2016” above and in three lines “YEAR OF THE MONKEY" below. At the right, the Chinese character (猴) for “Monkey.”

Edge

Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
2016 14,907 Royal Australian Mint, BU in Long Coincard Unknown

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