1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Waltzing Matilda Centenary - 3rd Portrait (1995)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Catalog Number | KM# 269a |
| Weight (g) | 11.49 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.8 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.925) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 28.3 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.72 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Raphael David Maklouf
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1995
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1995
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem.
Reverse
Engraved by Vladimir Gottwald
Lettering:
DOLLAR
Waltzing Matilda
1895 1995
VG A.B."BANJO" PATERSON
Description:
The reverse depicts a stylized image of the swagman from the song Waltzing Matilda, replete with a swag and walking stick and dressed roughly as one would expect from a largely homeless 19th century drifter. The inscription “Waltzing Matilda” in two lines below the face value. The engraver’s initials (VG) are placed at the bottom edge left to the stick. Along the right bottom edge the bush poet name Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson.
DOLLAR
Waltzing Matilda
1895 1995
VG A.B."BANJO" PATERSON
Description:
The reverse depicts a stylized image of the swagman from the song Waltzing Matilda, replete with a swag and walking stick and dressed roughly as one would expect from a largely homeless 19th century drifter. The inscription “Waltzing Matilda” in two lines below the face value. The engraver’s initials (VG) are placed at the bottom edge left to the stick. Along the right bottom edge the bush poet name Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson.
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2,501 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof Continuous Reeding | Unknown |
| 1995 | 20,005 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof Interrupted Reeding | Unknown |