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150 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Cooktown Orchid - Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic spray of Cooktown Orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum), the floral emblem of Queensland, rendered in fine relief and occupying the majority of the coin's field. The composition depicts multiple blooms with open petals, buds, and elongated leaves extending gracefully across the design, engraved by Horst Hahne whose initials 'HH' appear subtly in the lower left field. The denomination '150 DOLLARS' is inscribed in curved lettering along the lower portion of the coin, within the scalloped border. |
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Issued in 2000 as part of the RAM's State Floral Emblems series, this coin represents Queensland's entry — the Cooktown Orchid, Dendrobium bigibbum, adopted as the state's floral emblem in 1959. The series was timed to coincide with the Sydney Olympics, with each Australian state and territory assigned its own release. Mintages across the gold proofs in this series were extremely low, typically under 500 pieces, making survivors in original packaging the dominant form of survival rather than any circulated attrition.