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20 Cents - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Centenary of Canberra
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, rendered in right-facing relief after the portrait by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen is depicted wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013 arcs around the upper periphery, with the designer's initials IRB appearing below the portrait truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013 IRB |
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Canberra's selection as Australia's capital was itself a political compromise — neither Sydney nor Melbourne could stomach the other winning, so the 1908 Seat of Government Act mandated a site in New South Wales at least 100 miles from Sydney. The city that resulted from that parliamentary standoff turned 100 in 2013, and the Royal Australian Mint, located in Canberra itself, marked the occasion with this circulation commemorative.