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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Common Wallaroo - Gold Proof
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1991-1992 |
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| Engraver(s) | Raphael Maklouf |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A Common Wallaroo (Macropus robustus) stands in profile at centre, set against a sunburst of radiating lines that fill the inner field. The species name COMMON WALLAROO appears in small raised letters beneath the animal in the lower field. The arc legend THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1 OZ. 9999 GOLD curves around the upper portion of the coin, while the date 1992 is inscribed in the lower portion, all separated by raised dot ornaments. The design is framed by a beaded border along the outer rim. |
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Part of Perth Mint's Australian Fauna series, this issue belongs to a broader push in the early 1990s to compete directly with the Kangaroo bullion program by offering proof-quality collector pieces tied to native wildlife subjects. The Common Wallaroo — neither the largest macropod nor the most iconic — was a deliberate choice to broaden the series beyond the obvious, targeting collectors who were assembling the full fauna set rather than buying on name recognition alone.
The two-year date span reflects Perth Mint's practice of issuing coins against a fiscal year rather than a calendar year, a holdover from its origins as a Royal Mint branch.