1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Landcare Australia - Silver Proof

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Landcare Australia - Silver Proof) - obverse1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Landcare Australia - Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1993
Value 1 Dollar
1 AUD = USD 0.65
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 11.49 g
Diameter 25 mm
Thickness 2.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
70164
References KM# 208a
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

Landcare Australia

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1993
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Depiction of a tree on the left formed from undulating bands to signify water. To the right the Landcare Australia logo of clasping hands forming a map of Australia.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
VG
LANDCARE
AUSTRALIA
1 DOLLAR

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

Mintage 20,000 - Alternating smooth and reeded segments
Mintage 5,000 - Fully reeded/milled

Translation: Both types of Edge Shown here.

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Landcare Australia - Silver Proof) -  obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

This Silver (.925) Proof Landcare coin was released in two different versions as seen here.
The general proof cased version had a mintage of 20,000 and had the normal interrupted edge reeding.



A different longbox cased version, mintage 5,000, was released at the 1993 Brisbane ANDA Show that had full edge reeding/milling.



In an effort to promote care of the environment and natural resources the Australian government initiated the Landcare program. In 1993 in support of this initiative the RAM released the Landcare commemorative dollar. Initially intended as a collector only coin a shortage of dollar coins in circulation resulted in the RAM using the Landcare dollar dies, (minus a mintmark), minting nearly 20 million of the aluminium-bronze coins for release into circulation.

The aluminium-bronze coin version of the coin was also included in the annual Uncirculated Set and Proof Set.
It was also issued in the very first Baby Uncirculated Mint Set.
The coin was also released with a "C" mintmark at the Public Press in Canberra, and "M" & "S" Mintmarks on a mobile press at Royal Shows in Melbourne & Sydney.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1993  5 000 29% Cased Proof Full Edge Reeding
1993  20 000 $ 14 94% Cased Proof Interrupted Reeding

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