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© brismike (CC BY-NC)
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Rooster
2017 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 | 2017 |
| 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#96386 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 78% |
Reverse
Rooster standing on a branch, Chinese symbol for Rooster at right.
Scripts: Chinese, Latin
Lettering:
2017
鷄
YEAR OF
THE
ROOSTER
Translation: 鷄 = Rooster
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 Rooster" was the eleventh coin in the series and was issued in a long coincard.