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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Quokka
2021 year| Aluminium bronze | 13.5 g | 30.7 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2021 |
| Value | 1 Dollar 1 AUD = USD 0.69 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 13.5 g |
| Diameter | 30.7 mm |
| Thickness | 3.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#278503 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 91% |
Reverse
Quokka on a beach with a lighthouse in the background. Standing on its hind legs, the herbivorous marsupial is eating its preferred diet of leaves.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
QUOKKA
P
IJ
Designer: Ing Ing Jong
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Struck by the Perth Mint and Issued by Australia Post in PNC Issue 14 of 2021, on 10th March 2021, and limited to 7,500 copies is this PNC commemorating the Quokka. The coin comes on an illustrated envelope portraying a stunning close-up photograph of a Quokka. The envelope also features an Australia-shaped AUD 1.10 stamp depicting two quokkas and a themed postmark incorporating the words 10 MARCH 2021 PERTH WA 6000.