1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - King Brown Snake - 4th Portrait, Indigenous Dreaming (2009)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 1214 |
| Weight (g) | 31.1035 |
| Diameter (mm) | 36.6 |
| 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 Darryl Bellotti
Lettering:
DISCOVER AUSTRALIA
P DB
2009 KING BROWN SNAKE 1oz 999 SILVER
Description:
The reverse features a stylized King Brown Snake (also known as Mulga Snake), one of Australia’s most powerful and iconic reptiles and flicks out its forked tongue, smelling the air and searching for prey. It is seen from above. The engraving shows the snake coiled in a dynamic pose, with detailed scales and curved body lines, on splashes of warm golden color the represent the desert pavement (or gibber) environment in which it lives. Around the rim appear inscriptions "DISCOVER AUSTRALIA," above "2009", "KANGAROO" and the metal, purity and weight "1 oz 999 SILVER" below. In the left field, The P mint mark of the Perth Mint and the designer's initials (DB ) below.
DISCOVER AUSTRALIA
P DB
2009 KING BROWN SNAKE 1oz 999 SILVER
Description:
The reverse features a stylized King Brown Snake (also known as Mulga Snake), one of Australia’s most powerful and iconic reptiles and flicks out its forked tongue, smelling the air and searching for prey. It is seen from above. The engraving shows the snake coiled in a dynamic pose, with detailed scales and curved body lines, on splashes of warm golden color the represent the desert pavement (or gibber) environment in which it lives. Around the rim appear inscriptions "DISCOVER AUSTRALIA," above "2009", "KANGAROO" and the metal, purity and weight "1 oz 999 SILVER" below. In the left field, The P mint mark of the Perth Mint and the designer's initials (DB ) below.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 P | 5,972 | Perth Mint, Proof | Unknown |