1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Pig on its Back

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Pig on its Back) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Pig on its Back) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2019
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#
150388
References KM# 3688
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

Year of the Pig - Happy Pig on its Back

Series: Lunar Series III

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2019
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Happy Pig on its back surrounded by lucky hydrangea blooms. Chinese Cash Coin to the right representing Lu (Wealth)
Chinese character for Pig to the left

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
ONE DOLLAR

招財進寳
2019 YEAR OF THE PIG

Translation:
猪 = PIG
招財進寳 = To bring in Wealth and Treasure

Designer: Bronwyn King

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Pig on its Back) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint completed its twelfth release of the Chinese Year $1 coins in 2018 with the release of the Year of the Dog coin. They are now starting the series again in 2019 but in a three coin set with the first set being for the Year of the Pig.


With this set of coins the RAM celebrates 2019, the Lunar Year of the Pig, which is the twelfth and final sign of the Chinese lunar zodiac. Anyone born under this sign are said to be warm-hearted, good-tempered and loyal. Each design features a happy pig with a Chinese coin depicting either Fu (Happiness), Lu (Wealth) or Shou (Longevity), and surrounded by lucky hydrangea blooms.

This particular coin in the three coin set features the Happy Pig on its back with the Chinese Coin for Lu (Wealth).

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2019  14 495 $ 6.50 BU in Triple Coincard

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