5 Dollars - Elizabeth II - Sir John Forrest - 3rd Portrait, Australian Explorers 2 (1994)
Features
| Denomination | 5 Dollars |
| Catalog Number | KM# 266 |
| Weight (g) | 35.79 |
| Diameter (mm) | 38.7 |
| Thickness (mm) | 3.1 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.999) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 95.19 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 3.59 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Raphael David Maklouf
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1994
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem at the center. The outer ring contains inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "1994" below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1994
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem at the center. The outer ring contains inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "1994" below.
Reverse
Engraved by Vladimir Gottwald
Lettering:
5
DOLLARS
WA
Sir
John Forrest
VG
Description:
The coin’s reverse portrays on the right, a bust of Sir John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia, with his name below it foreground of a line superimposed on a map of Western Australia indicating the route of his most famous expedition into the uncharted land surrounding the colony of Western Australia (search for the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, surveyed Edward John Eyre's land route, and the unknown desert center of Western Australia). On the left above the face value "5 DOLLARS." The designer's monogram (VG) below right.
5
DOLLARS
WA
Sir
John Forrest
VG
Description:
The coin’s reverse portrays on the right, a bust of Sir John Forrest, the first premier of Western Australia, with his name below it foreground of a line superimposed on a map of Western Australia indicating the route of his most famous expedition into the uncharted land surrounding the colony of Western Australia (search for the explorer Ludwig Leichhardt, surveyed Edward John Eyre's land route, and the unknown desert center of Western Australia). On the left above the face value "5 DOLLARS." The designer's monogram (VG) below right.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 20,000 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof in Masterpieces in Silver Set | Unknown |