5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 150 Years of State Government Queensland - Silver Proof

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2009
Value 5 Dollars
5 AUD = USD 3.26
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 36.31 g
Diameter 38.74 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
199115
References KM# 1658
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

150 Years Queensland

Series: State Governments

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
2009
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Small map of Australia and a large Map of Queensland

Script: Latin

Lettering:
150 YEARS OF STATE GOVERNMENT
QUEENSLAND (Repeated)
5 Dollars

Designer: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge

Reeded

5 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - 150 Years of State Government Queensland - Silver Proof) -  obverse

Mint

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

Comments

Released by the RAM is this Fine Silver (.999) Proof $5 coin to celebrate 150 Years of the Government of Queensland. Part of a series of eight other similar coins, one for each State and Territory of Australia.

(All States were commemorating 150 years except for Western Australia which was celebrating 125 Years, the Northern territory which was commemorating 30 years and the Australian Capital Territory which was commemorating 25 years)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2009  12 500 Proof in Case

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