5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Parliament House
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1988 |
| Value | 5 Dollars 5.00 AUD = 3.42 USD |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium-bronze |
| Weight | 28 g |
| Diameter | 38.74 mm |
| Thickness | 3.0 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References |
KM#
102 Standard Catalog of World Coins
by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Commemorative issue
Parliament House
Obverse
3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1988
RDM
Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf
Reverse
Image of New Parliament House in Canberra with the Australian Flag flying high above.
Lettering:
SD
5
DOLLARS
Stuart Leslie Devlin, AO, CMG is a significant contemporary gold and silversmith. Australian-born, he has designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of gold and silver collector's items in the 1970s and 80s.
Edge
Reeded
© Mike Bentley
Comments
In 1988 the Royal Australian Mint produced it’s first 5 dollar coin commemorating the opening of New Parliament House in Canberra. Three million of these uncirculated aluminium bronze 5 dollar coins were commissioned and distributed by the Commonwealth Bank at face value in 1988 in celebration of the opening of New Parliament House.
They were issued in 2 types of similar packaging, a sealed cellophane type and a pvc flip. Because they were so easy to obtain from any Commonwealth Bank branch and quite special at the time these were collected and talked about, sparking interest in collecting that has spanned decades.
A special 1988 Bicentenial Coin and Note Collection was issued by the Reserve Bank. It contained a $2 coin, this $5 coin, a $10 Silver coin, a $2 Note, a $5 Note and a special commemorative $10 note.
A few were released in a limited edition AGC Presentation Box as part of a special mint run for the Australian Guarantee Corporation.
copyright Hayden Draman
A Sterling Silver (.925) version of the coin was also released in a plush box.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 25,000 | Proof 3 Coin - 3 Note Bicentennial Collection | |||||||||
| 1988 | 124,804 | 13.70 | Proof Cased | ||||||||
| 1988 | UNC in AGC Gift Box | ||||||||||
| 1988 | 3,001,127 | 6.30 | 5.02 | UNC in Plastic Flip | |||||||
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