© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Bicentenary of the Holey Dollar and Dump
2013 year| Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) | 9 g | 25 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2013 |
| 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 |
| Numista | N#55747 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 53% |
Reverse
Image of Holey Dollar and Dump
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HISPAN*ET IND*REX*M*8R*T*H
NEW SOUTH WALES
B
1813
Designer: William Henshall
Edge
7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)
Comment
The Royal Australian Mint is commemorating 200 years of Australia’s first official currency in 2013 with a special Holey Dollar and Dump design on an NCLT Aluminium-bronze $1 coin. The coin depicts a Holey Dollar, with a Dump occupying the central space of the coin.The Holey Dollar and Dump became Australia’s first coins in an innovative effort to rectify a coin shortage and stabilise the economy of the fledging colony. The coins were created from 40,000 silver Spanish eight reale coins, which were imported by Governor Lachlan Macquarie and entered into circulation in 1814.
The coin was released as follows :-
In the Four Coin "C" mintmark & [B], [S], [M] Privymark set for 2013.
