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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II First Flight from Australia to New Zealand
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, rendered in right-facing profile relief at center-right, set within a field shaped in the outline of the Australian continent. The legend arcs around the upper perimeter reading QUEEN ELIZABETH II TUVALU 2003, with the fineness and denomination inscription 1oz .999 SILVER ONE DOLLAR positioned in the lower field. The coin's distinctive die-cut shape replicates the geographic silhouette of Australia, including Tasmania at lower left. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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On September 10, 1928, Charles Kingsford Smith and Charles Ulm completed the first trans-Tasman flight in the Southern Cross, crossing roughly 2,670 kilometers of open ocean in just under 14 hours and 25 minutes. The feat was considered reckless by many — no aircraft had previously attempted the crossing, and weather forecasting across that stretch of the Tasman Sea was essentially guesswork.
Perth Mint issued this coin 75 years after that flight as part of its ongoing commemorative program. Kingsford Smith remained an Australian national figure until his disappearance over the Andaman Sea in 1935.