4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
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Obverse lettering
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
1 DOLLAR
IRB
Reverse description
The 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 script
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Reverse lettering
DAVIS STATION : 1957 - 2007
Australian Antarctic Territory
P
WR
1 OZ 99.9 SILVER