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1 Dollar - Charles III 1st Portrait - Double Phoenix
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Engraver(s) | Dominic Thomas (obverse); LB (reverse) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two intricately detailed phoenixes face each other in dynamic, confronted postures amid swirling stylised clouds, their elaborate plumage and scaled bodies rendered in high relief with exceptional artistry. At the centre of the composition, the Chinese double happiness character (囍) is prominently displayed within a decorative frame, symbolising joy and good fortune. The overall design draws on Chinese artistic traditions, with flowing tail feathers and curling cloud motifs filling the field to the rim. The mint mark P appears to the left and the designer's initials LB to the right within the design. The date 2025 is inscribed below the central character. |
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The Double Phoenix design draws on the mythological bird's association with cyclical renewal, but its pairing with a first-portrait effigy of Charles III gives it a specific numismatic timestamp: coins bearing this portrait will be superseded as the king ages and new effigies are commissioned, following the longstanding Commonwealth rotation. Perth Mint issued this under its bullion and collector program, where .9999 fine silver has been a house standard since the late 1980s — finer than the .999 used by most comparable sovereign mints.