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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Land Series - Koala
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2008 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicted in right-facing profile wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II encircles the upper field, with AUSTRALIA and the date 2008 below, accompanied by the designer's initials IRB beneath the truncation of the neck. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Land Series, launched by the Royal Australian Mint in 2008, used pad printing technology to apply colour directly onto circulating coinage — an uncommon technique for coins intended for everyday use rather than collector sets. The koala dollar was part of a five-coin release covering native fauna, each distinguished by a coloured vignette bonded to the aluminium bronze surface.
Pad printing on circulation strikes creates long-term durability questions, and heavily used examples routinely show colour degradation at the edges of the printed area.