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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra - Pennsylvania Privy

Issuer Perth Mint, Australia
Year 1999
Type Non-circulating coin
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Obverse description Fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in high relief after the design by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted with a tiara and elegant drapery, her hair intricately detailed. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear on the truncation below the portrait. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs across the upper field with 'AUSTRALIA' to the right, and the denomination '1 DOLLAR' is inscribed along the lower border. The design is framed by a beaded inner border against a mirror-polished field.
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Reverse description Two kookaburras are depicted in the central field: a larger bird perched upright on a branch facing right with detailed plumage, and a smaller bird perched lower to the left with its beak open. To the upper left of the main design appears the Pennsylvania State Quarter privy mark, struck in intaglio within a small oval cartouche bearing the design of the 1999 Pennsylvania State Quarter. The curved legend 'THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA' arcs across the upper border, with '1 OZ. 999 SILVER' running vertically along the right side. The date '1999' appears in the lower exergue, and the mintmark 'P100' is visible at the lower center below the branch.
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