1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Television 50 Yrs
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2006 |
| Value | 1 Dollar 1.00 AUD = 0.69 USD |
| Composition | Aluminium-bronze |
| Weight | 9 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Thickness | 2.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 805 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
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
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2006
IRB
Reverse
Television transmission tower with transmission waves emanating from it. An old style box TV camera on a tripod
Lettering:
FIFTY YEARS OF AUSTRALIAN
TELEVISION
©
1 DOLLAR
Edge
7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)
© Mike Bentley
Comments
This NCLT commemorative one dollar coin released by the Royal Australian Mint featuring various mintmarks in 2006 celebrated 50 years of Australian Television. The coin was 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. Four coins are known to have escaped without a Counterstamp.
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.
Fine Silver Proof (.999) versions of the coin were also released as follows....
General Issue in an Orange Square box with no Privymark
Sydney ANDA Show in a Blue long 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
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 4 | Error Coin (Missing Counterstamp) | |||||||||
| 2006 (B) | 7,228 | Brisbane Counterstamp (ANDA Show & General Sale) | |||||||||
| 2006 (C) | 135,221 | Canberra Counterstamp (Gallery Press & General Sale) | |||||||||
| 2006 (M) | 39,600 | Melbourne Counterstamp (Royal Melbourne Show & General Sale) | |||||||||
| 2006 (S) | 48,490 | 7.31 | Sydney Counterstamp (Royal Sydney Show & General Sale) | ||||||||
| 2006 (TV) | 46,370 | 6.32 | TV Counterstamp (Main Press at RAM) | ||||||||
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