1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Dollar Decade) 1994 front 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Dollar Decade) 1994 back
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (3rd Portrait - Dollar Decade) 1994 photo
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Dollar Decade

1994 year
Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) 9 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Australia
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
1994
Value
1 Dollar 1 AUD = USD 0.69
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 ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#1127
Rarity index
33%

Reverse

Image of the old Australian $1 note morphing and merging into the Mob of Roo's 1 Dollar coin.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1984
AUSTRALIA
1 DOLLAR
C 1994 G

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

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

Comment

Released as a NCLT coin by the RAM in 1994 this coin commemorates 10 years of the $1 coin which was introduced in 1984 replacing the old $1 Note.

It was available with a "C" Mintmark at the Public Gallery Press at the RAM in Canberra & with "M" & "S" Mintmarks from the Mobile Press at the Royal Shows in Melbourne & Sydney respectively. See examples below for the ‘M’ & ‘S’ Mintmarked versions.