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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Horse - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2002 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Reverse description | A horse depicted in full gallop, moving to the left across the field, with its mane and tail flowing dynamically. The Chinese character for horse (馬) appears in the upper right field. Ornate floral and scrollwork decorative elements frame the upper arc of the design, bordered by a beaded inner rim. The year 2002 is inscribed vertically along the left side of the field, while the legend 1 OZ 999 SILVER appears along the lower portion of the field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Australia's Lunar Series I ran from 1996 to 2007, one zodiac animal per year, and the 2002 Horse was struck in a mintage capped at 30,000 pieces for the one-ounce silver. The Perth Mint launched the series partly to compete with the Chinese Panda and Canadian Maple Leaf in the growing bullion-collector crossover market — coins designed to attract buyers who wanted both metal content and numismatic interest.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II debuted on Australian coinage in 1999, making this among the earlier Horse-year issues to carry it.