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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Year of the Tiger - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | The third effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, portrayed as a diademed and draped bust wearing the King George IV State Diadem. The legend around the periphery reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 5 DOLLARS, with the designer's initials RDM (Raphael David Maklouf attribution corrected: this portrait is by Ian Rank-Broadley, initialed IRB) appearing below the truncation. The design is rendered in high relief against a fine-grained matte field, framed by a beaded inner border. |
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| Reverse description | A tiger leaping dynamically to the right is depicted in high relief at the centre of the field, its striped musculature rendered with fine detail, springing above a stylised tuft of grass. The Chinese character 虎 (Tiger) appears in the upper left field, serving as the primary symbol of the Year of the Tiger in the Chinese lunar calendar. The date 1998 is inscribed vertically along the left side of the design, while the inscription 1/20 OZ 9999 GOLD is legend across the lower field. The reverse is enclosed by a beaded inner border consistent with the Perth Mint's Lunar Series I coinage. |
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| Mintage | 1998 - BU - 10,427 |
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