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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra - Connecticut Privy
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, as executed by sculptor Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, with pearl earrings and a necklace visible. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR arcs around the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials IRB appearing below the truncation of the bust. The date 1999 is incorporated within the obverse inscription. |
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| Reverse description | Two kookaburras perched side by side on a branch, rendered in high relief with naturalistic feather detail against a plain field. The inscriptions THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA arcs along the upper border and 1 OZ. 999 SILVER appears in the lower field, with the Perth Mint's P mintmark and the denomination 100 and date 1999 completing the legend. A small privy mark depicting the U.S. State Quarter reverse design for Connecticut is positioned to the upper left of the central device. The composition and weight specifications confirm this as a one troy ounce fine silver bullion issue. |
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The Connecticut privy mark on this Kookaburra issue commemorates the 1788 ratification of the U.S. Constitution by Connecticut — the fifth state to ratify — and was produced as part of a broader series of privy-marked Kookaburras issued through a collaboration between the Perth Mint and American distributors targeting the U.S. collector market during the late 1990s. These privy variants were struck in strictly limited quantities alongside the standard bullion issue, giving them a collectible premium well beyond their silver content.
The 1999 date places this coin in the final year of the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy's debut on Australian coinage.