Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - First Flight - England to Australia - Antiqued - High Relief
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
|---|---|
| Year | 2019 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | KM#3734 |
| Obverse description | Log in to see details |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents an antiqued high-relief composition depicting a world map rendered across the annular field, showing the flight route from England to Australia as a bold engraved line arcing across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. In the lower field, a detailed depiction of a Vickers Vimy biplane is shown in flight against a stylised sky with radiating sunrays visible at the lower right, evoking the historic 1919 arrival in Darwin. The central aperture again houses the rotating gold-plated propeller insert. The legend CENTENARY OF FIRST FLIGHT arcs along the upper left rim, while ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA appears along the lower right, all lettered in raised Latin capitals. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
In December 1919, Ross and Keith Smith completed the first England-to-Australia flight, covering roughly 18,000 kilometres from Hounslow Heath to Darwin in just under 28 days to claim the £10,000 prize offered by the Australian government. The antiqued finish on this issue is a deliberate production technique — chemically treated post-strike to accelerate surface oxidation, deepening contrast in the recessed areas of a design pressed at unusually high die pressure.
The 2 oz fine silver format was chosen specifically to accommodate the relief depth without compromising edge detail — a practical minting constraint, not an aesthetic one.