1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 200 Years of Postal Services in Australia - Silver Proof

Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2009
Value 1 Dolalr
1.00 AUD = USD 0.66
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999) (Pad Printed)
Weight 31.1035 g
Diameter 40.6 mm
Thickness 4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 232740
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)

Commemorative issue

200th Anniversary of Australia Post

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
1 DOLLAR
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley Read more on Wikipedia

Ian Rank-Broadley FRBS is a British sculptor who has produced many acclaimed works, among which are several designs for British coinage.

Reverse

Coloured image of Isaac Nichols, first postmaster of Australia

Script: Latin

Lettering:
200 YEARS OF POSTAL SERVICE IN AUSTRALIA
P

Edge

Reeded

Mint

P Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)

Comments

Issued by the Perth Mint is this Fine Silver (.999) Pad Printed Proof $1 coin and which depicts Isaac Nichols,  Australia's first Postmaster of New South Wales.

An Aluminium-bronze version of the coin was issued in a PNC (See link)

Australia Post also released a Limited Edition Two Coin set  containing the silver and aluminium-bronze versions of these coins.


This release was limited to 1,000 sets.

See also

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2009 P 4 894 Proof - Coloured
2009 P 1 000 Proof - Coloured in 2 Coin Set

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