1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2020
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#
184387

Commemorative issue

Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle

Series: Lunar Series III

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 2020
I DOLLAR
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

An inner circle containing the Chinese character for Good Fortune and Good Luck.
Surrounded by the 12 Lunar Animals with the Lunar Rat at 12 o'clock

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:

BK

Translation: 福 = Good fortune & Good Luck

Designer: Bronwyn King

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint continues the Lunar Year Aluminium-bronze NCLT $1 coin releases this time with a two coin set issued in a dual coincard to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rat in 2020.


This particular coin is the one on the right of the coincard and has the 12 Chinese Lunar animals surrounding the Chinese Symbol for Good Fortune & GoodLuck..

The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle, each year being represented by an animal. People born in the "Year of the Rat" are sensitive, imaginative and charming. they are generous to their loved ones, but can be quick-tempered. Those born in 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936 or 1924 were born into the year of the Rat.

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2020  18 500 BU in CoinCard

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