1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Kangaroo, Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris was commissioned by the Royal Australian Mint to paint the kangaroo design on this dollar, part of a broader push in the mid-2000s to engage Australian artists with the circulating commemorative program. Harris was at the time considered a national cultural figure in both Australia and Britain. His subsequent conviction in 2014 on multiple counts of indecent assault has made this coin quietly controversial — the Mint has not reissued the design, and surviving examples occupy an uncomfortable position in collections.