1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Sir Charles Kingsford Smith - Large Head

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	1997
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# 7357
References	KM# 327, 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# 341 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of Charles Kingsford Smith

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1997
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Image of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith wearing a pilots helmet and his Fokker Tri-motor plane, named the Southern Cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SIR
CHARLES 1897
KINGSFORD 1935
SMITH
1 DOLLAR

Designer: Wojciech Pietranik

Edge

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

Mint

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

Comments

This commemorative aluminum-bronze coin was issued into circulation by the Royal Australian Mint (RAM) and was also issued in the various annual 1997 Proof, UNC Mint & Baby Sets. This is the Mint Set.

It was also issued in a Dual Coincard Set with the "Small Head" Kingsford-Smith NCLT coin as shown here.

Born in 1897 Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith was an early Australian aviation pioneer. He is best known in Australia for making the first Pacific crossing from Australia to the USA, setting a speed record from Australia to London of 10.5 days, and for disappearing while attempting to set yet more records. He is an iconic figure in Australian history and his blue Fokker Tri-Motor aircraft, the Southern Cross, is equally well known in popular culture.

The different "Small Head" Charles Kingsford Smith commemorative coin was available at various Royal Shows in Australian capital cities during the year from the mobile mint your own press. See link.

Fine Silver (.999) versions of both coins were also released by the RAM.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1997	50 500							$ 4.60	1.1%	BU Dual Set
1997	27 421								0.06%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1997	71 022								1.4%	BU Year Set
1997	24 381 000	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 1.40	$ 3.40	98%	Circulation
1997	3 617								0.06%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1997	32 543								0.7%	Proof Year Set

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