1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Humpback Whale - 4th Portrait, Australian Antarctic Territory (2008)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| 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
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,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
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,” and the face value “1 DOLLAR.”
Reverse
Engraved by Shevaun Buschenhofen
Lettering:
HUMPBACK WHALE : 2008
Australian Antarctic Territory
P
SB
1 OZ 99.9 SILVER
Description:
The central reverse design depicts a Humpback Whale in an icy landscape appearing within the outline of Antarctica. Journeying each year between Antarctic waters and favored mating grounds inside the Great Barrier Reef and near the Kimberley coast Humpbacks are an awe-inspiring sight. Icebergs are visible in the background, one of them a shimmering blue. Inscriptions "HUMPBACK WHALE 2008" and "AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRETORY." In the right field, The P mint mark of the Perth Mint above whale's flukes the designer's initials (SB) at the left below whale's mouth. Around right below the metal, weight and purity "1 OZ 999 SILVER."
HUMPBACK WHALE : 2008
Australian Antarctic Territory
P
SB
1 OZ 99.9 SILVER
Description:
The central reverse design depicts a Humpback Whale in an icy landscape appearing within the outline of Antarctica. Journeying each year between Antarctic waters and favored mating grounds inside the Great Barrier Reef and near the Kimberley coast Humpbacks are an awe-inspiring sight. Icebergs are visible in the background, one of them a shimmering blue. Inscriptions "HUMPBACK WHALE 2008" and "AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRETORY." In the right field, The P mint mark of the Perth Mint above whale's flukes the designer's initials (SB) at the left below whale's mouth. Around right below the metal, weight and purity "1 OZ 999 SILVER."
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 P | 7,500 | Perth Mint, Proof | Unknown |