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4 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany - Gold Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2006 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed, high-relief rendering of the FIFA World Cup Trophy occupies the central field, depicted against a plain polished background evoking the globe motif of the actual trophy. The trophy, featuring two stylized human figures supporting a faceted globe, is accurately reproduced in fine detail. The curved legend '2006 FIFA WORLD CUP' arcs along the upper periphery, while 'GERMANY' with its trademark symbol appears along the lower border. The inscription 'R 1974 TM' appears in the lower field referencing the trophy's copyright year. |
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Australia's involvement in the 2006 FIFA World Cup was its first qualification since 1974 — a 32-year absence that generated genuine national enthusiasm and justified the commemorative program the Royal Australian Mint launched around the tournament. The Socceroos reached the Round of 16 before losing to eventual champions Italy on a controversial 95th-minute penalty.
The $4 denomination itself is a numismatic fiction with no role in circulation, used here purely to accommodate a fractional gold specification.