1.25 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - FIFA World Cup 2006 - Silver Proof

Australia's involvement with the 2006 FIFA World Cup was more than ceremonial — the Socceroos qualified for Germany 2006 after a 32-year absence from the tournament, ending a drought that had made the team something of a footnote in international football. The qualification came via a penalty shootout against Uruguay in November 2005, decided by goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer, which generated enough national momentum to warrant this commemorative issue from the RAM.

The unusual $1.25 denomination places it in a small cluster of Australian decimal oddities with no circulation equivalent.