1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head; Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head; Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head; Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1997
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 11.66 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
139793
References KM# 355a
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1997
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Image of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith wearing a pilots helmet and his Fokker Tri-motor plane, the "Southern Cross" superimposed on a map of the world showing the route taken across the Pacific Ocean

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH
1897-1935 SOUTHERN CROSS
1 DOLLAR

Designer: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge

7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head; Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

This is a Fine Silver (.999) proof version of the alternate NCLT Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (Non-Circulating) Commemorative coin. It is known as the "Small Head" version of the two different Kingsford Smith Commemorative coins. It was released by the RAM in a capsule inside a plush blue case.



Born in 1897 Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith was an early Australian aviation pioneer. He is best known in Australia for making the first Pacific crossing from Australia to the USA. Then setting a speed record from Australia to London of 10.5 days, and for disappearing while attempting to set yet more records. He is an iconic figure in Australian history and his blue Fokker Tri-Motor aircraft, the Southern Cross is equally well known in popular culture.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1997  13 611 $ 23 Proof in Case

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