1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Australia's Bushrangers

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australia's Bushrangers) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australia's Bushrangers) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2019
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
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#
158221

Commemorative issue

Australia's Bushrangers

Obverse

Sixth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2019
1 DOLLAR
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

Depiction of two bushrangers standing with a horse to centre and right. Policeman riding a horse to the left. Ned Kelly's metal helmet at top. Trees in the background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
AUSTRALIAN BUSHRANGERS
B
AS

Designer: Aleksandra Stokic

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Australia's Bushrangers) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This NCLT Aluminium-bronze $1 coin which commemorates Australia's Bushranger Era was initially issued by the RAM on the MYO Public Press in the Visitor Gallery at the Mint for a cost of $3.00. The Jody Clark 6th Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II is used on the obverse of this coin. It is issued in a long coincard with six different images of the various Wild Colonial Bushrangers.



Subsequently it has been released as follows :-
The Sydney Royal Easter Show with a (S) Counterstamp.
The Brisbane ANDA Money Expo with a (B) Counterstamp
The Melbourne ANDA Money Expo with a (M) Counterstamp
The Annual Limited Edition Four Coin Legends Set with a "C" Mintmark
At Ram Pop-Up Events with an Australia "MAP" Counterstamp (Above images are of this coin))

Colonial Australia was a dangerous place, with renegades known as bushrangers roaming the roads and towns. The exploits of Australia's most notorious bushranging gang; Ned Kelly with his companions Dan Kelly, Joe Byrne and Steve Hart are part of Australia's folklore. During a time of social and political unrest, the Kelly Gang with their iconic armour sparked a reputation that passed into legend. With this four coin set the RAM remembers the nefarious Kelly Gang. Their anti-establishment stance; courage under fire and sympathy for the underdog, have become characteristic of the Australian 'larrikin' identity.

A coin with the same Reverse is also available in the Four Coin NCLT Year Set issued by the RAM with 'C' Mintmark & [B], [S], [M] Privymarks". However it has the Ian Rank-Broadley 4th Portrait Obverse.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2019 (B) 1 558 19% BU Brisbane Counterstamp (Brisbane Money Expo)
2019 (M) 3 503 20% BU Melbourne Counterstamp (Melbourne Money Expo)
2019 (Map) 12 390 30% BU Australia Map Counterstamp (RAM Pop-Up Events)
2019 (S) 4 830 20% BU Sydney Counterstamp (Royal Sydney Show)
2019 C 129 583 $ 4.30 72% BU Gallery Press at the Mint (MYO)
2019 C 1 500 7% BU RAM Legends Six Coin Set

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

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