4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
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ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
1 DOLLAR
IRB
Reverse description
Coloured image of a Leopard Seal (Hydrurgo leptonyx) and its pup, which occur exclusively in the Southern Hemisphere, generally inhabiting pack ice surrounding the Antarctic continent. These solitary, predatory animals with spotted body markings also frequent larger sub-Antarctic islands, including Australia`s Heard and Macquarie Islands, and have even been sighted in Tasmania.
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LEOPARD SEAL : 2005
Australian Antarctic Territory
P
SB
1 OZ 99.9 SILVER