Struck by the Perth Mint as a commemorative dollar for Charles III's birthday, this piece sits in a long tradition of Australian circulation-style commemoratives that use the standard $1 format to mark royal occasions. The obverse carries the Dolores Porras effigy of Charles III, his first portrait on Australian coinage following the death of Elizabeth II in September 2022 — a transition that required all Australian coin-issuing authorities to adopt new obverse dies under guidelines set by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee.
Struck by the Perth Mint as a commemorative dollar for Charles III's birthday, this piece sits in a long tradition of Australian circulation-style commemoratives that use the standard $1 format to mark royal occasions. The obverse carries the Dolores Porras effigy of Charles III, his first portrait on Australian coinage following the death of Elizabeth II in September 2022 — a transition that required all Australian coin-issuing authorities to adopt new obverse dies under guidelines set by the Royal Mint Advisory Committee.