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1000 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Year of the Snake - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2001 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley, depicting the Queen in right-facing bust wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1000 DOLLARS arcs around the upper periphery, with the designer's initials IRB truncated below the portrait. The denomination and issuer are fully inscribed within the obverse legend, consistent with Perth Mint bullion coin conventions. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1000 DOLLARS IRB |
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The Year of the Snake issue from 2001 marked Perth's continuing commitment to the Lunar Series I program, which had launched in 1996 and would run through 2007. At 311.05 grams of .9999 fine gold, this is a ten-troy-ounce piece — a denomination tier that Perth reserved for the high-end collector and institutional market, with mintages kept deliberately low to sustain secondary market premiums.
The Lunar Series I snake year is among the harder dates to source in this weight class.