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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Koala - Silver High Relief Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Diameter | 32.6 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1 DOLLAR IRB |
| Reverse description | A highly detailed high-relief depiction of a koala clinging to the textured bark of a eucalyptus tree trunk occupies the central field, surrounded by naturalistically rendered eucalyptus branches and foliage. The animal's thick fur and distinctive facial features are rendered with exceptional sculptural detail against a deeply mirrored proof field. The curved legend AUSTRALIAN KOALA arcs across the upper field, while the inscription 2013 1oz 999 SILVER appears along the lower rim. The Perth Mint's P mintmark is positioned to the lower right of the central design. |
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The Perth Mint's high-relief strikes require dies pressed at significantly lower speeds with fewer blanks per hour, making production runs deliberately small. This 2013 koala issue was struck in that format partly as a response to collector demand generated by the Royal Canadian Mint's high-relief programs, which had demonstrated strong secondary market performance for the technique after 2007.
Fourth portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley, introduced on Australian coinage in 1999.