1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Korean War - Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Korean War - Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Korean War - Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2003
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#
17363
References KM# 663a
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

50th Anniversary of the Korean War

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2003
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Dove carrying Olive Branch between the floral symbols of South Korea & Australia.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1953·KOREAN WAR·2003
· ONE DOLLAR ·

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Korean War - Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This Fine Silver (.999) NCLT coin issued by the RAM commemorates the events of the 27th of July 2003 which was the 50th anniversary of the negotiated truce that saw the end of the war on the Korean peninsula that had begun in June 1950 when the North Korean army poured into South Korea. Within just a few short days of the invasion the United Nations called for member countries to send forces to Korea to halt the advance. Australia answered the call by sending a squadron of attack aircraft from the RAAF and the 1st Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). This coin was issued in a capsule with certificate inside a plush grey box.



Aluminium-bronze versions of the coin were issued with (B), (M) & (S) Counterstamps at the relevant ANDA Shows during 1993 and a (C) Counterstamp was available at the Public Gallery Press at the RAM .

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2003  15 000 Cased Proof

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