1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - QANTAS 11 - Flying to the Future - Boeing 787
Features
Country | Australia |
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Type | Non-circulating coin |
Year | 2020 |
Value | 1 Dollar 1.00 AUD = 0.68 USD |
Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
Composition | Aluminium-bronze (Pad Printed) |
Weight | 9 g |
Diameter | 25 mm |
Thickness | 2.5 mm |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Commemorative issue
100 Years of QANTAS 1920-2020
Obverse
Sixth crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2020
JC
1 DOLLAR

Reverse
Within an inner ring of Grey, White & Red and extending through it a depiction of a Boeing 787. Outside the inner ring depictions of 4 jet aircraft flying around the ring. To the lower right in a small circle the Kangaroo Logo of Qantas in a triangle. The words BOEING 787 at the top of the ring and the word QANTAS below.
Lettering:
BOEING 787
QANTAS
1920 - 2020
QANTAS
SMS
Edge
7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

© Mike Bentley
Comments
Released jointly by the RAM and QANTAS in a Box Set of eleven coins is this NCLT Aluminium-bronze coloured $1 coin that commemorates 100 Years of the Australian Airline QANTAS. Nine other coins in the set are also the usual Aluminium-bronze however one of the coins is larger than normal and is made from Copper. The coin was issued in a coincard inside a folding red box.
Under pressure from shifting forces in global aviation, Qantas began the decade with a major transformation of
its business. A loss-making international network was reshaped, new partnerships with overseas airlines were
formed and upgrades to customer experience were implemented.
A new Martin Grant cabin crew uniform and kangaroo logo were rolled out. Delivery of the first Qantas Boeing
787-9 in 2017 ushered in a new era of long haul travel. In March 2018 Qantas’ 787 began flying the Perth to
London non-stop route, making history as the first time Australia and Europe had ever been linked directly by a
scheduled air service. Project Sunrise was initiated to investigate connecting the Australian east coast with a
direct flight to London and New York using the next generation of long haul aircraft.
See also
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 01 - The Flying Kangaroo)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 02 - Fysh and McGinness)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 03 - Outback Pioneer - Avro 504)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 04 - Singapore Service - Empire Flying Boat)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 05 - Indian Ocean Epic - Catalina Flying boat)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 06 - Global Airline - Super Constellation)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 07 - The Jet Age - Boeing 707)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 08 - The Seven Four Seventies - Boeing 747)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 09 - I Still Call Australia Home)
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - QANTAS 10 - Meeting the Challenge - Airbus A380)
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Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
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2020 | 40,000 | UNC in Coincard |
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