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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Sunda Strait
2002 year| Bimetallic: aluminium bronze centre in stainless steel ring | 10.6 g | 28 mm |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 2002 |
| 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 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
| Shape | Icositetragonal (24-sided) |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#14161 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 46% |
Reverse
"U.S.S. HOUSTON" written on a bell
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BATTLE OF SUNDA STRAIT
1942 USS HOUSTON HMAS PERTH 2002
5 DOLLARS
U.S.S.
HOUSTON
1930
Designer: Royal Australian Mint
Edge
Smooth 24-sided
Comment
This is the fifth NCLT Bi-Metalic coin struck by the RAM and released in a coincard in 2002 to Commemorate 60 years since the Battle of Sunda Strait which occurred on 28th of February and 1st of March 1942.
It was available in one coincard that has two different slip cases, one for HMAS Perth and another for U.S.S. Houston.
Front of HMAS Perth Slipcard Front of USS Houston Slipcard Rear of both Slipcards
