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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of Astronomy - Stargazing
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2009 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, faces right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The truncated bust is rendered in fine relief with the engraver's initials IRB appearing below. The encircling legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2009 1 DOLLAR, with the denomination and date incorporated into the inscription around the periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Australia's 2009 International Year of Astronomy commemorations marked the 400th anniversary of Galileo's first telescopic observations of the night sky — a fact the UN and IAU jointly used to anchor the global program. The Perth Mint produced multiple designs under the IYA banner that year, of which the "Stargazing" issue was the circulating commemorative dollar.
Aluminium bronze was the standard alloy for Australian dollar coins by this point, introduced with the denomination's launch in 1984 when Australia abandoned its large bronze cent coinage.