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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - The Enfranchisement of Women
1994 year| Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in stainless steel ring | 10.6 g | 28.12 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1994 |
| Value | 5 Dollars 5 AUD = USD 3.44 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in stainless steel ring |
| Weight | 10.6 g |
| Diameter | 28.12 mm |
| Thickness | 2.6 mm |
| Shape | Icositetragonal (24-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#14157 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 37% |
Reverse
Portrait of Mary Lee, leading South Australian suffragist of the 1890's surrounded by words highlighting the suffrage movement
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1894 WOMEN'S ENFRANCHISEMENT S.A. 1994
100 YEARS ACT OF THE CONSTITUTION 1894 1984 WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE LEAGUE & POLITICAL EQUALITY - VOTE WOMEN FOR PARLIAMENT ON THE SAME TERMS AS MAN. DEMOCRACY
MARY LEE 1821 - 1909
5 DOLLARS
Designer: Horst Hahne
Edge
Smooth 24-sided
Comment
This coin was Australia's first NCLT bi-metal coin and was struck by the RAM as a tribute to Mary Lee, the leading South Australian Suffragist who was part of the movement to establish the Enfranchisement of Women in South Australia. It was released in a credit card style coincard.
