1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Dinosaur - Minmi
© Richard Thomas
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2015 |
| Value | 1 Dollar 1.00 AUD = 0.68 USD |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Silver (Pad printed) |
| Weight | 31.135 g |
| Diameter | 40.60 mm |
| Thickness | 4.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Commemorative issue
Australian Age of Dinosaurs
Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2015
IRB
1 DOLLAR
Reverse
Depiction of the Australian dinosaur Minmi paravertebra set against colourful prehistoric vegetation. P mint mark and the designer's initials (TV) are also on the coin.
Lettering:
Minmi
P
TV
1oz 999 Silver
Engraver: Tom Vaughan
Edge
Continuous reeding.
© Richard Thomas
Comments
Minmi is a genus of small armoured dinosaur that lived during the Cretaceous Period. The first fossils of this animal were discovered in 1964 at Minmi Crossing near Roma, Queensland by a local resident and collected by vertebrate palaeontologist Dr Alan Bartholomai for the Queensland Museum.
Fourth of a five coin set.
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 P | 1,648 | Proof | |||||||||
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