1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Outback

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2002
Value	1 Dollar 1.00 AUD = USD 0.66
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# 6897
References	KM# 600, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 671 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Year of the Outback

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2002
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Depiction of the shape of Australia with the Southern Cross Stars superimposed.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ONE DOLLAR
2002
Year of the
Outback

Designer: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge

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

Mint

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

Comments

The RAM released this Aluminium-bronze $1 coin into general circulation in 2002. This year was designated as the "Year of the Outback" which celebrated that part of Australia that is so internationally famous (but actually lived in by very few Australians). There were more than 7000 celebratory activities held Australia wide during the year.

Other releases of this coin were as follows:-
Coins with (B), (M) & (S) Counterstamps were released at the relevant ANDA Shows in coincards during the year.
An UNC coin with "C" Mintmark was available from the Public Gallery Press at the RAM for a fee of $2.

The UNC Year Mint Set included a non-mintmarked coin.

The Koala Baby Year Set included a non-mintmarked coin.
The Wedding Year Set included a non-mintmarked Specimen coin.
The Proof Year Set & Koala Proof Year Set included a Pad Printed Colourised Proof version of the coin.
A Fine Silver (.999) version of the coin was also released in a capsule inside a plush square box

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
2002	32 479								0.11%	BU Koala Baby Set
2002	3 322								0.11%	BU Specimen Wedding Set
2002	68 752							$ 4.20	1.7%	BU Year Set
2002	34 074 000	$ 0.70	$ 0.93	$ 0.93	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 1.60	$ 3.20	96%	Circulation
2002 (B)	32 698							$ 7.50	3%	BU Brisbane Counterstamp (ANDA Show)
2002 (M)	31 694							$ 6.50	2%	BU Melbourne Counterstamp (ANDA Show)
2002 (S)	36 931							$ 4.20	2%	BU Sydney Counterstamp (ANDA Show)
2002 C	250 000								0.6%	BU (General & Dealer Sales) Mintage Estimate
2002 C	68 447							$ 5.80	3%	BU Canberra Mintmark (MYO Gallery Press)

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