1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head) - 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 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#
12607
References KM# 355
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

100th Anniversary of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1997
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Image of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith wearing a pilots helmet and his Fokker Tri-motor plane, the "Southern Cross" superimposed on a map of the world showing the route taken across the Pacific Ocean.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIR CHARLES KINGSFORD SMITH
1897-1935 SOUTHERN CROSS
1 DOLLAR

Designer: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Small Head) -  obverse

Mint

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

Comments

This is the alternate NCLT Sir Charles Kingsford Smith (Non-Circulating) Commemorative coin known as the "Small Head" version. This was released in a coincard at various Royal Shows in Australian Capital Cities throughout the year.



A "Dual Set" was also released that contained the circulation "Large Head" Kingsford-Smith coin.


Born in 1897 Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith was an early Australian aviation pioneer. He is best known in Australia for making the first Pacific crossing from Australia to the USA, setting a speed record from Australia to London of 10.5 days, and for disappearing while attempting to set yet more records. He is an iconic figure in Australian history and his blue Fokker Tri-Motor aircraft, the Southern Cross is equally well known in popular culture.

A Fine Silver (.999) version of this coin was also released in a capsule in a plush square box .

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1997 A 25 403 $ 12 24% Adelaide Mintmark (Royal Adelaide Show)
1997 B 28 616 $ 8.80 24% Brisbane Mintmark (Royal Brisbane Show)
1997 C 50 500 $ 6.80 15% BU in Dual Set
1997 C 102 213 $ 3.20 65% Canberra Mintmark (Gallery Press MYO)
1997 M 27 430 $ 3.50 21% Melbourne Mintmark (Royal Melbourne Show)
1997 S 50 858 $ 3.50 30% Sydney Mintmark (Royal Sydney Show)

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