1 Cent - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver Proof

1 Cent - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver Proof) - obverse1 Cent - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver Proof) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1991
Value 1 Cent
0.01 AUD = USD 0.0066
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.925)
Weight 3.01 g
Diameter 17.51 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 90703
References KM# 78a
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

25th Anniversary Decimal Currency

Obverse

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

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1991
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf Read more on Wikipedia

Raphael David Maklouf is a sculptor, best known for designing the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II used on the coins of many Commonwealth nations. Maklouf was born in Jerusalem emigrating with his family to the United Kingdom after the Second World War. He attended the Camberwell School of Art until 1958, afterward becoming an academic lecturer for ten years. He was made an Associate of the Royal Society of British Sculptors in 1979. Raphael Maklouf was born to a Jewish family. His father is Samuel Maklouf, born in Safed, Raphael Makouf's mother is Leonie Maklouf.

Reverse

Feather-tailed Glider

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin Read more on Wikipedia

Stuart Leslie Devlin, AO, CMG is a significant contemporary gold and silversmith. Australian-born, he has designed coins for countries around the world, and became especially well known as London-based designer of gold and silver collector's items in the 1970s and 80s.

Edge

Plain

1 Cent - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Masterpieces in Silver Proof) - obverse

© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)

Mint

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

Comments

Released by the RAM as part of the 1991 "Masterpieces in Silver" eight coin set, this 1 cent sterling silver proof coin commemorates the 25th anniversary of the introduction of Decimal Currency. This was the first complete set of Australian circulating coins released in sterling silver and the first sterling silver releases of Australian one, two, five, ten and twenty cent coins. 1991 was also the last year of one and two cent circulating coin production in Australia.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1991  25 000 $ 11 Proof in Masterpieces in Silver Set

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