1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - International Year of Planet Earth - Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - International Year of Planet Earth - Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - International Year of Planet Earth - Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2008
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#
167910
References KM# 1059a
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

Fine Silver Set - International Year of Planet Earth

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2008
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Stylised map of Australia with human hands showing the change we effect on the environment.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE DOLLAR
INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANET EARTH
VG

Translation: ONE DOLLAR INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF PLANET EARTH

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - International Year of Planet Earth - Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This Fine Silver (.999) Proof NCLT Commemorative coin was issued as part of the 2008 Fine Silver Six Coin Proof Set which contained silver versions of coin releases in 2008. A standard 5 cent, standard 10 cent, a commemorative 20 cent, standard 50 cent, this commemorative $1 and a standard $2 cent were part of the set. The coins were issued in capsules in a beautiful wooden box. In addition a special release for the World Money Fair in Berlin was issued, mintage 1,000.



An Aluminium-bronze UNC version of the coin was issued in a Two Coin carded UNC Set.
An Aluminium-bronze Proof version was included in the 2008 Year Proof set.

The actual coin commemorates the United Nations declared 2008 International Year of Planet Earth adopting the theme "earth sciences for society". Geological hazards are a key issue for the United Nations and promoting this year was the biggest international effort to promote this field of scientific endeavour.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2008  2 600 Proof in Fine Silver Set
2008  1 000 Proof in WMF Fine Silver Set

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