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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Phar Lap, 75th Anniversary death
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2007 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a dynamic depiction of the celebrated Australian racehorse Phar Lap in full gallop, mounted by a jockey, set against a boldly radiating sunburst pattern that fills the mirror-polished field. A decorative ribbon banner in the lower portion of the design bears the name PHAR LAP in prominent serif lettering, with the commemorative inscription 75TH ANNIVERSARY below. The dates 1932 - 2007 arc across the upper field, flanking the central equine motif. The Perth Mint's P mintmark appears to the right, and the engraver's initials WR are inscribed at lower left. |
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| Mintage | 2007 P - Proof - 5,055 |
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Phar Lap died in Menlo Park, California on 5 April 1932 — just eighteen days after winning the Agua Caliente Handicap in a track record time. The cause remained disputed for decades, with arsenic poisoning long suspected and later confirmed through forensic hair analysis in 2008, the year after this coin was issued. Whether the poisoning was deliberate has never been established.