1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Alphabet Collection - Letter C - Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Alphabet Collection - Letter C - Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Alphabet Collection - Letter C - Silver Proof) - reverse

Obverse © Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC) – Reverse © Royal Australian Mint

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Years 2015-2017
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.66
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999) (Pad Printed)
Weight 11.66 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled, coloured
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
177160
References KM# 2749
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

Letter C - Cockatoo

Series: Alphabet Collection Series

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
1 DOLLAR
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

The Letter C Coin features the charming, enchanting and cute Cockatoo, playfully interacting with the letter C

Script: Latin

Lettering: C

Designer: Bronwyn King

Edge

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

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Alphabet Collection - Letter C - Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This coin was issued by the Royal Australian Mint from 2015 to 2017 as part of a series of 26 different $1 Coloured Reverse Frosted Uncirculated Fine Silver (.999) Alphabet Coins which capture the love of Australian animals and the alphabet. They were issued individually in capsules in a plush case.
 
Aluminium-bronze versions of the coin were also issued and could be collected individually as issued in a card or included as part of the Baby Mint Set. Hidden objects are found on the coins.

The silver coins were issued in 2015 with an Pale Blue "C", 2016 with a Yellow "C" and 2017 with a Red "C"

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2015  5 000 BU - Frosted - (Pale Blue)
2016  5 000 BU - Frosted - (Yellow)
2017  5 000 BU - Frosted - (Red)

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