1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Major Mitchell Cockatoo
© Mike Bentley
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2011 |
| Value | 1 Dollar 1 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 | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| References |
KM#
1643 Standard Catalog of World Coins
by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) |
Commemorative issue
Air Series - Major Mitchell Cockatoo
Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
IRB
Reverse
Coloured: Major Mitchell Cockatoo on stump
Uncoloured: branch of leaves
Background: frosted
Lettering: 1 Dollar
Engraver: Caitlyn Goodall
Edge
7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)
© Mike Bentley
Comments
Issued by the RAM in a tall Coincard in 2011 is this NCLT Pad Printed/Colourised Reverse Frosted $1 Aluminium-bronze coin. It is part of the six coin Air Series of coins issued in individual Coincards in 2011.
This coin was also released in a very limited edition Mini PNC by Australia Post. (Only 250 issued)
This Cockatoo is named after Sir Thomas Mitchell, who was Surveyor-General of NSW in the 19th Century. It is also known as a "Pink Cockatoo".
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 250 | 0.00% | Mini PNC Issue | |||||||||
| 2011 | 28,445 | 100% | UNC in Coincard | |||||||||
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