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2 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle - Silver Proof Ultra High Relief Gilded
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Milled (Ultra High Relief) |
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| Obverse description | Unadorned right-facing effigy of King Charles III, rendered in ultra high relief against a mirror-polished field, as designed by Dan Thorne. The king is depicted with a bare head, naturalistically detailed hair, and a draped collar, conveying a restrained and contemporary regal style. The engraver's initials 'DT' appear incuse below the truncation at lower right. The legend 'CHARLES III' arcs along the upper left periphery and 'AUSTRALIA' along the upper right, separated by a raised dot at each side of the lower field. The denomination '2 DOLLARS' is inscribed along the lower arc, completing the circular legend. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Wedge-tailed Eagle series from Perth Mint has run in various formats since 2014, but the ultra high relief execution presents a specific production challenge: achieving full, sharp detail across steeply inclined relief planes requires multiple strikes at elevated pressure, and even then, edge-to-field transitions on gilded surfaces can obscure fine die detail under the applied gold layer. Rose gold gilding — a copper-gold alloy application — was adopted by Perth in part for its visual contrast against the .9999 fine silver field, which polishes to a noticeably warmer tone than standard .999 blanks.
Charles III's first portrait as issuing authority on Australian coinage dates to 2023 following the accession.