1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - International Year of Astronomy
Features
| Issuer |
Australia
 |
|---|---|
| Queen |
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
|
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Year | 2009 |
| Value | 1 Dollar 1 AUD = USD 0.71 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
| Weight | 9 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 62862 |
| References | KM# 1076 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Commemorative issue
International Year of Astronomy
Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2009
IRB
Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse
The Parkes Radio Telescope with some sheep in a field behind a fence.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY 2009
ONE DOLLAR
Designer: Caitlin Goodall
Edge
7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)
© brismike (CC BY-NC)
Mint
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)Comments
This NCLT coin was issued by the RAM in 2009 to celebrate the International Year of Astronomy.
It was issued in two different ways....
As an BU coin in the Two Coin Astronomy Mint set along with a standard Platypus 20 Cent coin.
As a Proof coin in the 2009 Six Coin Proof set in place of the usual MOR coin.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 25 114 | $ 18 | BU in 2 Coin Set | 62% | |||||||||||
| 2009 | 23 257 | $ 33 | Proof Year Set | 51% | |||||||||||
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