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© brismike (CC BY-NC)
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Lunar Year of the Dog
2018 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 | 2018 |
| 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#126630 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 73% |
Reverse
Dog standing at attention in front of a tree, Chinese symbol for Dog at right, year of issue to the left
Scripts: Chinese, Latin
Lettering:
2018
狗
YEAR
OF THE
DOG
Translation: 狗 = Dog
Designer: Vladimir Gottwald
Edge
7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)
Comment
In 2007 the RAM launched an on-going series of Aluminium-bronze NCLT 25mm one dollar coins depicting each Lunar year and their representative animals. The series ran until 2018. The "Year of the Dog" was the twelvth and final coin in the series and was issued in a long coincard.