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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Bottlenose Dolphin - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2019 100 DOLLARS IRB |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Perth Mint's four-nines gold bullion series occupies a specific niche in the Australian market — legal tender face values set absurdly below spot price, a technicality that confers tax treatment advantages under Australian law rather than any practical monetary function. The Bottlenose Dolphin issues from this period were part of a rotating wildlife bullion program designed to sustain collector demand alongside the Mint's flagship Kangaroo series, competing directly with the Royal Canadian Mint's similar diversification strategy through the 2010s.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, used here, was already being phased toward replacement by Jody Clark's effigy on many Commonwealth issues by 2019.