100 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - World Youth Day - Gold Proof

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2008
Value 100 Dollars
100 AUD = USD 65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Gold (.999)
Weight 31.1035 g
Diameter 32.1 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
202961

Commemorative issue

World Youth Day Sydney 2008

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
1 DOLLAR
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Image of Pope Benedict XVI & World Youth Day Logo to right

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WORLD YOUTH DAY
P
WYD SYD 08
world youth day Sydney 2008
WR
SYDNEY 2008

Edge

Reeded

Mint

P Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)

Comments

Issued by the Perth mint to celebrate World Youth Day held in Sydney in 2008. Coin was issued in a capsule in a plush box.

Coloured Silver Proof & Aluminium-bronze UNC versions with a face value of $1 were also issued. See links.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2008 P 273 Proof

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