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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - International Year of Older Persons
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Composition | Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted as a right-facing crowned bust wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The portrait is rendered with fine detail in the hair and crown, with the engraver's initials 'IRB' incuse below the truncation. The peripheral legend reads 'ELIZABETH II' to the upper left and 'AUSTRALIA 1999' to the right, all in Latin script. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the official United Nations International Year of Older Persons emblem at centre, consisting of a stylised spiral motif representing continuity and intergenerational connection, surmounted by a sweeping curved element and flanked below by a laurel branch device. The inscription 'Australia 1999' appears in a cursive script above the central emblem, while the denomination '1 DOLLAR' is struck in bold capitals below it. The curved legend 'towards a society for all ages' arcs across the upper field in a script typeface, and 'International Year of Older Persons' is inscribed along the lower periphery in upright capitals. |
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| Edge | Segmented reeding |
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