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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2018 |
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| Composition | Silver (.9999) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend 'ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR' arcs around the upper field, with the engraver's initials 'IRB' appearing below the portrait truncation. The design is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field typical of bullion coinage issued by the Perth Mint. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Australian Kookaburra series has run continuously since 1990, making it one of the longest-running annual silver bullion programs from any mint. Perth changes the reverse design each year — a deliberate policy that drives date collectors to complete sets rather than simply accumulate ounces, a commercially shrewd move that has sustained secondary market premiums on individual dates for decades.
The fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, by Ian Rank-Broadley, was adopted by Australia in 1999 and remained on circulation and bullion coinage until the fifth portrait by Jody Clark began its phased introduction around 2019.