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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2013 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, faces right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend surrounds the effigy, with the issuer name AUSTRALIA and denomination 1 DOLLAR flanking the portrait. Additional inscriptions in the field denote the metal content and purity: 1oz 999 SILVER, along with the date 2013. The designer's initials IRB appear truncated below the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed snake with prominent scaled texture coils dynamically around a flowering branch adorned with blossoms, depicted in high relief against a polished field. The serpent's head faces right with a forked tongue extended, conveying lifelike movement. The Chinese character 蛇 (Snake) appears to the lower right of the central motif, accompanied by the small 'P' mintmark of the Perth Mint. The legend YEAR OF THE SNAKE arcs along the lower portion of the field in an elegant serif script. Floral and botanical decorative elements fill the surrounding field, enhancing the overall East Asian artistic aesthetic. |
| Reverse script | Chinese, Latin |
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