1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Television 50 Yrs - Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Television 50 Yrs - Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Television 50 Yrs - Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2006
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 11.66 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
19318
References KM# 805a
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 Australian Television

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2006
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Television transmission tower with transmission waves emanating from it. An old style box TV camera on a tripod

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN
TELEVISION
1 DOLLAR

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Television 50 Yrs - Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This Fine Silver (.999) Proof NCLT commemorative one dollar coin was released by the Royal Australian Mint to commemorate 50 years of Australian TV. The non-mintmarked silver coin was released in a plush orange box with numbered certificate. The ANDA Show release version with the (A) Counterstamp was released in a plush dark blue box. (Brisbane & Canberra were square boxes, Sydney was a long rectangular box)


On September 16 1956 Bruce Gyngell first appeared on Australian TV making media history uttering those now famous words "Good evening ladies and gentlemen, Welcome to Television". NSW and Victoria were the first states to watch TV, just in time for the broadcast of the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games with the other states following on. Of course this was black and white TV as colour didn't appear until March 1975.

Other silver releases also with limited edition numbered certificates were ...
Sydney ANDA Show in a Blue long rectangular box with "A" for ANDA Privymark
Brisbane ANDA Show in a Blue square box with "A" for ANDA Privymark
Canberra ANDA Show in a Blue Square Box with "A" for ANDA Privymark

Aluminium-bronze versions of the coin were released in a folding coincard with (C), (B), (M), (S) & (TV) Counterstamps at various ANDA & Royal Shows and the Public Gallery Press at the RAM during the year.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2006  10 790 $ 20 86% Cased Proof Orange Box
2006 A 3 859 0% Cased Proof Long Box Sydney ANDA
2006 A 1 500 14% Cased Proof Square Box Brisbane ANDA
2006 A 1 500 29% Cased Proof Square Box Canberra ANDA

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Country: Australia
Languages: English
Numista Rarity index: 85 Search tips
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