1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny) 2004 front 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny) 2004 back
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny) 2004 photo

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny

2004 year
Bimetallic: copper centre in silver (.999) ring 56.45 g 50 mm
Description
Issuer
Australia
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2004
Value
1 Dollar 1 AUD = USD 0.69
Currency
Dollar (1966-date)
Composition
Bimetallic: copper centre in silver (.999) ring
Weight
56.45 g
Diameter
50 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#19408
Rarity index
80%

Reverse

The reverse of a 1964 Australian Penny set in the middle of a silver outer ring.
The outer ring has images of the reverse ans obverse of pennies issued between 1911 & 1964

Script: Latin

Lettering:
·1911· ·1964·
AUSTRALIA
1964
PENNY

Designers: Vladimir Gottwald, George Kruger Gray

Edge

Reeded

Comment

Eighth coin in the RAM Silver Proof Subscription Series that ran until 2011

Released by the RAM in 2004 to commemorate 40 years since the last Penny was issued in 1964. The coin was released in a capsule in a plush case with limited edition certificate.

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about the 2004 Australian 1 Dollar Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny) coin is that it was the last coin to feature the traditional penny design, which had been used on Australian coins since 1911. The coin's design was changed the following year to feature a new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, making this coin a unique and collectible piece of Australian numismatic history.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2004  16437 - - - - - -

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Last Australian Penny) 2004 coin.