© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 200 Years of Postal Services in Australia - Silver Proof
2009 year| Silver (.999) (Pad Printed) | 36.31 g | 38.74 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2009 |
| Value | 5 Dollars 5 AUD = USD 3.44 |
| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.999) (Pad Printed) |
| Weight | 36.31 g |
| Diameter | 38.74 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#139521 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 91% |
Reverse
Pad printed image of the first Post Office being the house of Isaac Nichols, Australia's first Postmaster of New South Wales.
Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)
Lettering:
200 years OF POSTAL SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA
M BROS
MERCHANTS
Edge
Reeded
Comment
The RAM issued a special two coin set which includes this Fine Silver (.999) Pad Printed Proof $5 coin and which depicts first Post Office being the house of Isaac Nichols, Australia's first Postmaster of New South Wales. Image is pad printed from the "History of the Post Office in New South Wales" by Andrew Houison. The set also features an Aluminium-bronze $1 coin depicting an early Post Box.