1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Circulating commemorative coin
Year 2016
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#
79177
References KM# 3215
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 Decimal Currency

Series: The Changeover

Obverse

Small version of the 4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
Reproduction of One Florin Coin with Australian Coat of arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2016
FIFTY YEARS
AUSTRALIA (Within the Florin)

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

"Mob of Roos" 5 kangaroos, denomination superimposed

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1 DOLLAR

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 50th Anniversary of Decimal Currency) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This coin was released into circulation by the RAM to commemorate the Changeover 50 years ago in 1966 to decimal currency in Australia.

The Reverse of the coin is the same as a standard definitive $1 Dollar coin. The Obverse of the coin has a miniature Ian Rank-Broadly Queens Head and a representation of an Australian Florin coin (2 Shillings) as issued between 1953 to 1964. This coin was released into circulation in 2016 alongside the normal definitive version.

This was the BU Mint Set.



The RAM issued a "Push in Folder" for collectors to keep all six of the "Changeover" circulating coins:


A BU version of the coin with a (C) Counterstamp was released as part of the "Enlightenment" celebration in Canberra. Mintage 5,000 but purportedly only 600 actually issued.


Location of the (C) Counterstamp on the Enlightenment issue coin:


Also released by Australia Post in a Postal Numismatic Cover (Issue 04 of 2016 - 9,000 copies)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2016  100 000 0.3% BU - Mint Roll (5,000 Rolls)
2016  $ 34 6% BU - Sealed Mint Bag
2016  9 000 2% BU in PNC
2016  1 250 0.6% BU Set - World Money Fair
2016  63 571 $ 18 18% BU Year Set
2016  560 000 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 $ 4.10 $ 4.10 80% Circulating
2016  20 852 6% Proof Year Set
2016 (C) 600 3% BU - (C) Counterstamp Enlighten Issue

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