1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Heroes of the Sky

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Heroes of the Sky) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Heroes of the Sky) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 2021
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight 9 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
262211
References KM# 4099,
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.
KM# 4100,
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.
KM# 4102,
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.
KM# 4103,
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.
KM# 4101
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

Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force

Obverse

Sixth portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2021
1 DOLLAR
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

Depiction of three different types of aircraft flown by the RAAF from an early A2-16 SE5A Bi-plane, a Lockheed P3 Orion to the latest F-35A Lightning II. To the left is a Wedge Tailed Eagle which appears on the RAAF Badge.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
[S]
1921 • 2021 AS
ROYAL AUSTRALIAN
AIR FORCE

Designer: Aleksandra Stokic

Edge

7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Heroes of the Sky) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This NCLT coin which commemorates the Centenary of the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) was issued by the RAM in the "Four Coin "C" mintmark & [B], [S], [M] Privymark" set for 2021. (Image of the coin on this page is the [S] Sydney Privymarked version). It has been issued in the new style hard plastic holder with slipcard cover.



The aviator depicted on the cover of the four coin set is Len Waters, who in WWII enlisted in the RAAF on 24 August 1942. Training first as a flight mechanic, he was later accepted for pilot training. Posted to 78 Squadron RAAF, he served in the South-West Pacific Area in 1944-45, first at Noemfoor and then Morotai and Tarakan in what is now Indonesia. Flying a Kittyhawk P-40N fighter serendipitously named Black Magic, he made 41 strike missions against fortified Japanese positions, and another 54 operational flights.

The same coin is available from the Visitor Press on the ground floor of the RAM in Canberra with "C" mintmark for $3.00. The coin is issued with five different coin folders.




On 9th February 2021 Australia Post released a PNC, Issue 21 of 2021, that included this coin. The coin had an Envelope Privy Mark and was limited to 7,500 copies. (Images courtesy of Australia Post)




The same coin design has also been released by the RAM in Fine Silver and Fine Gold.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
2021 [B] 20 000 $ 5.40 53% BU Brisbane Privymark (Four Coin CBMS set) (KM# 4099)
2021 [ENV] 7 500 $ 17 20% BU in PNC with Envelope Privy (KM# 4101)
2021 [M] 20 000 $ 5.40 53% BU Melbourne Privymark (Four Coin CBMS set) (KM# 4102)
2021 [S] 20 000 $ 5.60 56% BU Sydney Privymark (Four Coin CBMS set) (KM# 4103)
2021 C 20 000 $ 5.60 59% BU Canberra Mintmark (Four Coin CBMS Set) (KM# 4100)
2021 C 58 967 $ 9.80 41% BU Gallery Press at the Mint (MYO) (KM# 4100)
2021 C 1 500 5% BU RAM Legends Six Coin Set (KM# 4100)

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