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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - First Flight - England to Australia - Antiqued - High Relief
| Uitgever | Perth Mint |
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| Jaar | 2019 |
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| Referentie(s) | KM#3734 |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | 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. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
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.