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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra - South Carolina Privy
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Engraver(s) | Ian Rank-Broadley |
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| Reverse description | A Kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) is depicted perched on a nearly horizontal branch adorned with eighteen eucalyptus leaves to the left, the bird facing left with its characteristic large beak prominent. A privy mark representing the South Carolina State Quarter appears below the branch, referencing the American numismatic commemorative program. The fine detail of the bird's plumage is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The surrounding legend and bullion specifications encircle the central device along the periphery. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 1 OZ. 999 SILVER 2000 |
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The South Carolina privy mark on this coin commemorates the state's role in early American coinage history — the Charleston Mint operated briefly in the 1830s, though it struck gold exclusively and closed in 1861 when South Carolina seceded. The privy itself was part of the Royal Australian Mint's broader program of American state marks issued around the millennium, targeting the substantial US collector market for silver bullion pieces with added numismatic hooks.
KM#613 encompasses a wide range of privy variants from this period, making attribution without the specific privy designation essentially meaningless for valuation purposes.