1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2018
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#
180584
References KM# 3527
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

Year of the Dog

Series: Lunar Series II

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2018
1 DOLLAR
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Dog standing at attention in front of a tree, Chinese symbol for Dog at right, year of issue to the left

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
2018

YEAR
OF THE
DOG

Translation: 狗 = Dog

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof) -  obverse

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Mint

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

Comments

In 2007 the RAM launched an on-going series of Fine Silver (.999) NCLT Proof one dollar coins depicting each Lunar year and their representative animals. The series ran until 2018. This 2018 dated twelvth and final coin in the series was issued in a capsule in a plush square red box.


An Aluminium-bronze UNC version of the coin was also released in a long coincard.

The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle, each year being represented by an animal. People born in the "Year of the Dog" are faithful, courageous, agile smart and warm hearted. they know how to keep secrets and inspire confidence.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2018  10 000 Proof Cased

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