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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Goat
| Issuer | Perth Mint (Australia) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley, is depicted in right-facing profile wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara. The engraver's initials IRB appear incuse on the truncation of the neck. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II flanked by decorative stops at upper left and right, followed by AUSTRALIA 2015, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR inscribed along the lower rim, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Mintage | 2015 P - BU in PNC - 14,575 2015 P - BU in PNC - ANDA Perth Edition - 200 2015 P - BU in PNC - APTA Brisbane Edition - 125 2015 P - BU in PNC - Sydney Stamp Show - 100 |
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The "Year of the Goat" dollar was part of the Perth Mint's long-running lunar series targeting the substantial Chinese-Australian collector market, where demand for annually rotating zodiac issues reliably absorbed large mintages. The goat — or ram, depending on regional interpretation — occupies the eighth position in the twelve-year cycle, a number considered particularly auspicious in Chinese numerology.
Aluminium bronze circulation strikes of this type were distributed through Australian banks and Australia Post outlets, though most were pulled from circulation immediately by collectors.