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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Silver Kangaroo
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Weight | 31.635 g |
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| Reverse description | A Red Kangaroo (Macropus rufus) is depicted in full stride, leaping dynamically to the right in high sculptural relief, its powerful haunches and tail rendered with fine naturalistic detail. The denomination ONE DOLLAR arcs across the upper field, while the inscription 1 OUNCE FINE SILVER curves along the lower exergual area. The Canberra mint mark C appears to the left of the kangaroo, and the engraver's initials HH are positioned to the lower right. The design is set against a broad, unadorned field that enhances the three-dimensional quality of the central motif. |
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| Reverse lettering | ONE DOLLAR C 1 OUNCE FINE SILVER HH |
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The Silver Kangaroo dollar was introduced in 1993 as Australia's answer to the American Silver Eagle and Canadian Maple Leaf — a bullion coin aimed squarely at international precious metals investors. The 1994 issue carries two KM numbers because the Royal Australian Mint produced both a standard finish and a proof version that year, distinguished primarily by the treatment of the planchet rather than any design change. The series never achieved the global market penetration of its competitors, partly due to inconsistent annual promotion and partly because the Perth Mint's Kookaburra series had already claimed much of the domestic collector base by that point.