1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - "Father of Federation"

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1996
Value	1 Dollar 1.00 AUD = USD 0.71
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Aluminium-bronze
Weight	9 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 7356 Numista type number (https://numista.com)
References	KM# 310, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, USA. And 4 more volumes. Schön# 305 Gerhard Schön; 2020. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the Death of Sir Henry Parkes

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1996
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Image of Sir Henry Parkes, the Father of Federation

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIR HENRY PARKES 1815-1896
"FATHER" OF FEDERATION
1 DOLLAR

Engraver: Wojciech Pietranik

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

In 1996 the RAM released an aluminium bronze dollar coin into circulation that commemorated the 100th anniversary of the death of Sir Henry Parkes. Known as the "Father of Federation" he did not support the concept strongly until the last few years of his political life. The general consensus of his support is that it was one of convenience, but despite this he is known for a strong speech at Tenterfield urging Federation of the colonies of Australia. His reasons for doing so were mixed at best, and he is recorded as saying that federation would be a great idea so that trouble makers in Broken Hill would become South Australia's problem and not those of NSW! (Despite Broken Hill actually being just inside NSW!)

The coin was released in the 1996 standard Proof & Uncirculated Sets without a mintmark.
It was released at various Agricultural Shows etc through the year with relevant Mintmarks, (A, B, C, M, S etc).
It was also included in the annual Baby UNC & Proof sets without a mintmark.
It was also available as a Mint Your Own (MYO) coin at the Public Gallery Press at the RAM with a "C" Mintmark.
It was also available for general retail sale through coin dealers in a small folded coincard with a "C" Mintmark.

Visitors at mints and coin shows were allowed to strike a coin for a fee

A .925 Sterling Silver NCLT non-mintmarked version of the coin was also released.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1996	25 727								0.20%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1996	108 773								0.7%	BU Year Set
1996	26 200 000	$ 0.72	$ 0.72	$ 0.95	$ 1.63	$ 1.49	$ 1.30	$ 4.72	95%	Circulation
1996	3 985								0.07%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1996	33 350							$ 16	0.6%	Proof Year Set
1996 A	20 000								1.5%	BU Adelaide Mintmark (Royal Adelaide Show)
1996 B	30 000							$ 4.22	2%	BU Brisbane Mintmark (Royal Brisbane Show)
1996 C	1 500								0.5%	BU Canberra Mintmark (Canberra Show)
1996 C	149 600							$ 8.98	3%	BU Canberra Mintmark (Gallery Press MYO)
1996 C	101 760							$ 2.92	1.0%	BU Canberra Mintmark (Pre Struck Retail)
1996 M	20 110								2%	BU Melbourne Mintmark (Royal Melbourne Show)
1996 S	49 964							$ 4.11	3%	BU Sydney Mintmark (Royal Sydney Show)

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