1 Dollar - Elizabeth II - 200th Anniversary of the Australian Dollar Coin - 4th Portrait (2004)

Features

Denomination 1 Dollar
Weight (g) 11.66
Diameter (mm) 25
Thickness (mm) 2.8
Shape: Round
Composition: Silver (.999)
Not Magnetic
Metal Value (USD) 31.01
Currency Value (USD) 0.72
Orientation Medal orientation ↑↑
Commemorative
Non Circulating
Calendar Gregorian

Obverse

Engraved by Ian Rank-Broadley
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2004
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, "2004" below.

Reverse

Engraved by Vladimir Gottwald
Lettering:
1 DOLLAR
Waltzing Matilda
1895-1995
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.
Year Mintage Comment Rarity
2004 8,250 Royal Australian Mint, Proof in Masterpieces in Silver Set Unknown

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