1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Great White Shark - 4th Portrait, Australian Map Shaped Coin (2016)

Features

Denomination 1 Dollar
Catalog Number KM# 3244
Weight (g) 31.1035
Diameter (mm) 40.6
Thickness (mm) 4
Shape: Round
Composition: Silver (.999)
Not Magnetic
Metal Value (USD) 82.73
Currency Value (USD) 0.72
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Commemorative
Non Circulating
Calendar Gregorian

Obverse

Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2016
1 DOLLAR
IRB


Description:
The Australian Map Shaped Coin, 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,2016,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”

Reverse

Engraved by Ing Ing Jong
Lettering:
GREAT WHITE SHARK
1OZ 999 SILVER
P
2016
IJ


Description:
On the reverse face of the coin is a colorized stripe across the center (horizontally) that features the image of a great white shark swimming in its native habitat (the ocean) with a shipwreck and aquatic plants in the background. The inscriptions 1 OZ 999 SILVER guarantees the weight and purity. The Perth Mint P Mint mark is placed in the southwest corner of the continent, south of Perth, near the edge. The legend GREAT WHITE SHARK and the date 2016 are also indicated. The designer's initials (IJ) on the shark's caudal fin.

Edge

Description:
Smooth
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
2016 P 6,000 Perth Mint, BU Unknown

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