200 Dollars - Elizabeth II - First Fleet Bicentenary - 4th Portrait (1988)
Features
| Denomination | 200 Dollars |
| Catalog Number | KM# 115 |
| Weight (g) | 10 |
| Diameter (mm) | 24.2 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Gold (.917) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 1512.11 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 143.48 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Raphael David Maklouf
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1988
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem. The coin's date of mintage inscribed below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1988
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem. The coin's date of mintage inscribed below.
Reverse
Engraved by Horst Hahne
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA - TWO HUNDRED YEARS
SYDNEY COVE 1788
HH
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
Description:
The coin features a design of Captain Arthur Phillip in his captain’s uniform (Engraved by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn after a 1786 oil painting by Francis Wheatley), stepping ashore at Sydney Cove (a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson) in 1788 where now stands the city of Sydney with HMS Sirius, a 10-gun sloop-of-war of the Royal Navy in the background. An inscription "SYDNEY COVE" to the left and date of landing at the opposite. Lettering "ARTHUR PHILLIP" around above, the face value "TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS" around below and the designer's initials (HH) are also incorporated into the design.
AUSTRALIA - TWO HUNDRED YEARS
SYDNEY COVE 1788
HH
TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
Description:
The coin features a design of Captain Arthur Phillip in his captain’s uniform (Engraved by Henry Macbeth-Raeburn after a 1786 oil painting by Francis Wheatley), stepping ashore at Sydney Cove (a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson) in 1788 where now stands the city of Sydney with HMS Sirius, a 10-gun sloop-of-war of the Royal Navy in the background. An inscription "SYDNEY COVE" to the left and date of landing at the opposite. Lettering "ARTHUR PHILLIP" around above, the face value "TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS" around below and the designer's initials (HH) are also incorporated into the design.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 11,000 | Royal Australian Mint, BU | Unknown |
| 1988 | 20,000 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof | Unknown |