© brismike (CC BY-NC)
© brismike (CC BY-NC)
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Monkey
2016 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 | 2016 |
| 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#77122 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 76% |
Reverse
Monkey with authentic Chinese symbols all in a symmetrical design. Chinese character for Monkey to right
Scripts: Chinese, Latin
Lettering:
2016
猴
YEAR OF THE MONKEY
Translation: 猴 = Monkey
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 Monkey" was the tenth coin in the series and was issued in a long coincard.