1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Tiger) 2010 front 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Tiger) 2010 back
1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Tiger) 2010 photo
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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Tiger

2010 year
Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) 9 g 25 mm
Description
Issuer
Australia
Queen
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2010
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
References
Numista
N#34996
Rarity index
75%

Reverse

Tiger with authentic Chinese Characters all in a symmetrical design

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
2010

YEAR OF
THE
TIGER

Translation: 虎 = Tiger

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 Tiger" was the fourth coin in the series and was issued in a long coincard.