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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - New South Wales
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Reverse description | Central motif featuring a koala perched alongside a Waratah flower (Telopea speciosissima), set against a pad-printed colour image depicting the Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Sydney Opera House, emblematic landmarks of New South Wales. The denomination AUSTRALIA $1 appears in the legend, accompanied by the state name NEW SOUTH WALES, the Perth Mint privy mark P, and the edge-marking designation EM. The coloured background lends a distinctive polychrome character to this state-themed commemorative issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Part of a six-coin series issued by the Perth Mint marking the Australian states and territories, this piece commemorates New South Wales — the oldest of Australia's colonies, founded with the arrival of the First Fleet at Sydney Cove in January 1788. The pad printing technique, applied directly onto the coin's surface in a secondary manufacturing step, was a relatively novel application for Australian circulation-format issues at the time and accounts for the weight differential from standard aluminium bronze dollars.