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| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Technique | Proof |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1996 RDM |
| Reverse description | Large facing portrait of Sir Henry Parkes, the prominent nineteenth-century Australian statesman widely regarded as the principal architect of Australian Federation, depicted as an elderly bearded man with flowing white hair and beard rendered in fine relief against a mirrored proof field. The numeral 1 and the denomination DOLLAR appear in the lower field. The legend SIR HENRY PARKES 1815-1896 arcs along the left periphery, while "FATHER" OF FEDERATION arcs along the right, all in raised Latin capital letters commemorating the centenary of his death. |
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| Reverse lettering | SIR HENRY PARKES 1815-1896 "FATHER" OF FEDERATION 1 DOLLAR |
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