5 Dollars - Elizabeth II - The Milky Way - 6th Portrait, The Earth and Beyond (2021)
Features
| Denomination | 5 Dollars |
| Catalog Number | KM# 4169 |
| Weight (g) | 31.1035 |
| Diameter (mm) | 39.62 |
| Thickness (mm) | 3 |
| Shape: | Round (Domed) |
| Composition: | Silver (.999) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 82.73 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 3.54 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Jody Clark
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
JC
ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER
Description:
The planets of the Solar System are depicted schematically rotating about the coin’s center – which just happens to bear 6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the Commonwealth effigy), wearing the George IV State Diadem, the Coronation Necklace and Earrings framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the metal content, weight, and purity "ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER".
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
JC
ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER
Description:
The planets of the Solar System are depicted schematically rotating about the coin’s center – which just happens to bear 6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right (the Commonwealth effigy), wearing the George IV State Diadem, the Coronation Necklace and Earrings framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the metal content, weight, and purity "ONE OUNCE FINE SILVER".
Reverse
Engraved by Aaron Baggio
Lettering:
2021 THE EARTH AND BEYOND - THE MILKY WAY
FIVE DOLLARS
Description:
The reverse of the coin is an incredible concave representation of a vivid, and the stunning beauty and clearly identified depiction of the Milky Way viewed from above, using layered colour, a central glowing with several spiraling arms around it, to highlight its spiral structure. The surrounding design incorporates our home solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn with its iconic rings, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and the earth with its moon orbiting around it - Galileo sitting the pedestal with date "1610" gazing through a telescope toward the heavens (In 1610 Galileo Galilei observed with his telescope that Venus showed phases, despite remaining near the Sun in Earth's sky) - star shapes and symbolic motifs that frame the galaxy at centre. The series name, "The Earth and Beyond - THE MILKY WAY" is engraved on the top outer rim, along with the year of issue. The denomination is engraved on the bottom outer rim.
2021 THE EARTH AND BEYOND - THE MILKY WAY
FIVE DOLLARS
Description:
The reverse of the coin is an incredible concave representation of a vivid, and the stunning beauty and clearly identified depiction of the Milky Way viewed from above, using layered colour, a central glowing with several spiraling arms around it, to highlight its spiral structure. The surrounding design incorporates our home solar system: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn with its iconic rings, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto and the earth with its moon orbiting around it - Galileo sitting the pedestal with date "1610" gazing through a telescope toward the heavens (In 1610 Galileo Galilei observed with his telescope that Venus showed phases, despite remaining near the Sun in Earth's sky) - star shapes and symbolic motifs that frame the galaxy at centre. The series name, "The Earth and Beyond - THE MILKY WAY" is engraved on the top outer rim, along with the year of issue. The denomination is engraved on the bottom outer rim.
Edge
Description:
Smooth
Smooth
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6,000 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof | Unknown |