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

Features

Country	Australia
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1996
Value	1 Dollar 1.00 AUD = 0.68 USD
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Aluminium-bronze
Weight	9 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 310, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 305 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

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

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1996
RDM

Engraver: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Image of Sir Henry Parkes, the Father of Federation

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

Edge

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

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.

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

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Year	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	UNC	Frequency
1996	26,200,000	0.99	1.04	1.60	1.60		95%	Circulation
1996	3,985						0.00%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1996	33,350						0.4%	Proof Year Set
1996	25,727						0.00%	UNC Gumnut Baby Set
1996	108,773						0.16%	UNC Year Set
1996 A	20,000						1.5%	Adelaide Mintmark (Royal Adelaide Show)
1996 B	30,000						2%	Brisbane Mintmark (Royal Brisbane Show)
1996 C	1,500						0.2%	Canberra Mintmark (Canberra Show)
1996 C	149,600					9.70	4%	Canberra Mintmark (Gallery Press MYO)
1996 C	101,760						0.5%	Canberra Mintmark (Pre Struck Retail)
1996 M	20,110						1.7%	Melbourne Mintmark (Royal Melbourne Show)
1996 S	49,964						3%	Sydney Mintmark (Royal Sydney Show)

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