1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Davis Station

€197,133.00
IssuerAustralia
Year2007
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value1 Dollar
CurrencyDollar (1966-date)
CompositionSilver (.999) (Pad printed)
Weight31.135 g
Dimensions40.6 mm
Thickness4 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled, Coloured
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse: Wade Robinson
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#1020
Obverse description4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR IRB
Reverse descriptionThe design is symbolic of the site of Davis Station on the coast of the ice-free Vestfold Hills. The coloured image, which appears within the outline of Antarctica, also portrays the Kista Dan, a ship with a welded ice breaker hull that was instrumental in the establishment of Davis and Mawson Stations. The design incorporates the inscriptions `DAVIS STATION : 1957 - 2007` , `Australian Antarctic Territory`, and the Mint`s traditional P mintmark.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDAVIS STATION : 1957 - 2007 Australian Antarctic Territory P WR 1 OZ 99.9 SILVER
EdgeReeded
MintP
Perth Mint, Australia(1899-date)
Mintage2007 P - Proof - 7 500
Catalog ID3850016690
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