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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II The Wizard of Oz
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Reverse description | Central polychrome design depicting the iconic characters from the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz: Dorothy in her blue-and-white dress and ruby slippers, the Scarecrow, the Tin Man, and the Cowardly Lion, shown together on the yellow brick road which winds toward the distant Emerald City. A pair of ruby slippers is prominently featured in the lower field. The coloured design is rendered in vivid enamelling against the struck silver field. Surrounding legends include THE WIZARD OF OZ and the celebratory inscription CELEBRATING 80 YEARS, along with the copyright notice TM & © WBEI (s19) WR P. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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The Wizard of Oz centennial licensing rights have generated a sprawling cottage industry of commemorative issues, and Perth has leaned heavily into that market. This particular release was part of a broader series tied to the 80th anniversary of the 1939 MGM film — not the 1900 L. Frank Baum novel, a distinction the mint's marketing quietly glosses over.
Perth's .9999 fine silver one-ounce bullion-collector hybrids from this era routinely carry mintage caps in the low tens of thousands, kept deliberately tight to sustain secondary market premiums.