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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 35th Anniversary of Moon Walk
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a large lenticular insert displaying three alternating images commemorating the Apollo moon landings, including a depiction of an astronaut in a spacesuit on the lunar surface. The lenticular technology causes the imagery to shift as the viewing angle changes, evoking different scenes of lunar exploration. A polished silver border frames the lenticular element, bearing the commemorative legend along the upper arc and the date at the base. |
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| Reverse lettering | 35th ANNIVERSARY OF THE FIRST MOON WALK 2004 |
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The lenticular insert technology used here was a deliberate commercial gambit by the RAM in the early 2000s, embedding a plastic lens into the coin's core to create a shifting image effect — a technique borrowed from novelty printing rather than traditional minting practice. The result is technically not a pure silver coin in the conventional sense; the lenticular disc displaces a portion of what would otherwise be a solid planchet, which is why KM#734 and KM#735 represent two catalogue entries for effectively the same release.
The 35th anniversary fell in 2004, marking Apollo 11's July 1969 landing. Australia had a direct operational role that night — the Honeysuckle Creek tracking station near Canberra received the first television signals of the moonwalk before NASA switched to Parkes.