1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - Orang-Utan - 4th Portrait, Zoo Animals (2012)
Features
| Denomination | 1 Dollar |
| Weight (g) | 9 |
| Diameter (mm) | 25 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.5 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Aluminum-Bronze |
| Currency Value (USD) | 0.72 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2012
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "2012" below.
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2012
IRB
Description:
Fourth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "2012" below.
Reverse
Engraved by Aaron Baggio
Lettering:
1 DOLLAR
Description:
This reverse with a sculpted beautiful male Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) swinging back and forth on a green bamboo and grabbing another tree with more vines of the trees in natural habitat in the background which is then overlaid with color in the pad-printing process with lifelike detail and enhanced by rich colorization. The denomination "1 DOLLAR" above them.
1 DOLLAR
Description:
This reverse with a sculpted beautiful male Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo abelii) swinging back and forth on a green bamboo and grabbing another tree with more vines of the trees in natural habitat in the background which is then overlaid with color in the pad-printing process with lifelike detail and enhanced by rich colorization. The denomination "1 DOLLAR" above them.
Edge
Description:
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
Alternating reeded and smooth sections.
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 15,002 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Coincard | Unknown |
| 2012 | 150 | Royal Australian Mint, BU in Mini PNC | Unknown |