1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof) 2018 front 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof) 2018 back
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof) 2018 photo
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Dog - Silver Proof

2018 year
Silver (.999) 11.66 g 25 mm
Description
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
Silver (.999)
Weight
11.66 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
2.8 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-10-04
References
Numista
N#180584
Rarity index
90%

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

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 Fine Silver (.999) NCLT Proof one dollar coins depicting each Lunar year and their representative animals. The series ran until 2018. This 2018 dated twelvth and final coin in the series was issued in a capsule in a plush square red box.