1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Australia’s Old Parliament House

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Australia’s Old Parliament House) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Australia’s Old Parliament House) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1997
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 31.635 g
Diameter 40 mm
Thickness 4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
71802
References KM# 721
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

70th Anniversary - Australia’s Old Parliament

Series: RAM Subscription Silver Proof Issues

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1997
RDM

Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Old Parliament building above 1927 one florin (KM# 31) coin design

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HH
OLD PARLIAMENT HOUSE 1927-1997
1 DOLLAR

Engraver: Horst Hahne

Edge

Reeded

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Australia’s Old Parliament House) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

Second coin in the RAM Silver Proof Subscription Series that ran until 2011. The coin depicts Old Parliament House and has a 1927 Florin design below,

Released by the RAM in 1997 to celebrate 70 years since the opening of Old Parliament House in Canberra. The coin was released in a capsule in a plush green case with limited edition certificate.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1997  21 791 $ 29 Proof in Capsule

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