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| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2009 arcs around the upper periphery, with the engraver's initials IRB truncated below the portrait. The design is rendered in a refined, naturalistic style characteristic of Rank-Broadley's portraiture. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A pad-printed polychrome depiction of a bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is shown foraging, its body lowered toward the ground over a vivid red sandy terrain, with prominent elongated ears erect and its distinctive pointed snout angled downward. A clump of reedy spinifex grass appears in incuse relief to the left of the field. The denomination numeral 1 appears in the upper left, with the legend DOLLAR inscribed to its right along the upper field. A small designer's mark is visible to the lower right of the animal. |
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