1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2004
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Bimetallic: copper centre in silver (.999) ring
Weight 56.45 g
Diameter 50 mm
Thickness 4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
19408
References KM# 725
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

40th Anniversary of the Last Australian Penny

Series: RAM Subscription Silver Proof Issues

Obverse

Miniature 4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara set above an image of the 1st Portrait by Mary Gillick of Queen Elizabeth as displayed on the Australian Penny from 1953 to 1964

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2004
+ ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F:D:
1 DOLLAR

Designers: Mary Gillick, Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

The reverse of a 1964 Australian Penny set in the middle of a silver outer ring.
The outer ring has images of the reverse ans obverse of pennies issued between 1911 & 1964

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·1911· ·1964·
AUSTRALIA
1964
PENNY

Designers: Vladimir Gottwald, George Kruger Gray

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

Eighth coin in the RAM Silver Proof Subscription Series that ran until 2011

Released by the RAM in 2004 to commemorate 40 years since the last Penny was issued in 1964. The coin was released in a capsule in a plush case with limited edition certificate.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2004  16 437 $ 64 Proof in Case

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