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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Whiptail Wallaby - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1993-1994 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The third effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as modelled by Raphael Maklouf, depicted in right-facing profile wearing the King George IV State Diadem and draped robes. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 5 DOLLARS encircles the portrait, with the engraver's initials RDM appearing below the truncation. The design is set within a plain field with a raised rim. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Part of Perth Mint's early 1990s push into the fractional gold bullion market, this issue belongs to a kangaroo/wallaby series that had already gone through a contentious redesign cycle — the original 1986 Nugget series featured gold nuggets, but the mint shifted to marsupial reverses in 1989 after market research suggested animal designs moved better internationally. The whiptail wallaby reverse appeared only across the 1993–1994 window before the design rotated again, a deliberate annual-change policy Perth adopted to discourage melting and sustain collector premiums alongside bullion demand.