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1000 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Monkey - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | The Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, occupies the central field, depicting the monarch in right-facing profile wearing the George IV State Diadem. The engraver's initials 'IRB' appear below the truncation of the neck. The legend 'ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA' arcs around the upper periphery, while the denomination '1000 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower rim, all within a raised beaded border. |
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| Mintage | 2004 - BU - 265 |
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The Year of the Monkey issue was part of Perth's Lunar Series I, which ran from 1996 through 2007 and established the mint's bullion program as a serious competitor to the Britannia and Maple Leaf. The Monkey is among the more coveted strikes in that series — mintage was capped at 300 pieces globally, a figure Perth held to without exception.
At 10 troy ounces of .9999 fine gold, this is one of the heaviest single coins Perth produced in the Lunar I run.