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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Centenary of the Treaty of Versailles - Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The fourth portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as designed by Ian Rank-Broadley. The Queen's right-facing bust is rendered in fine relief against a plain field. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2019 5 DOLLARS, with the engraver's initials IRB appearing below the truncation of the bust. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse design is inspired by the 1919 Peace Medal, itself subtitled Triumph of Liberty and Justice, which was presented to Australian schoolchildren to commemorate the end of the First World War and the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The central composition features allegorical figures symbolising peace and liberty rendered in high relief, evoking the medallic tradition of the early twentieth century. The inscriptions PEACE and 1919 appear prominently within the design, along with the country name AUSTRALIA. |
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The Treaty of Versailles, signed on 28 June 1919, formally ended the state of war between Germany and the Allied Powers — though its punishing reparations structure is widely credited with fueling the economic collapse and political resentment that preceded the Second World War. Australia was a signatory in its own right, a diplomatic first that reflected Prime Minister Billy Hughes's aggressive push for independent representation at Paris rather than absorption into the British imperial delegation. Hughes famously extracted reparations concessions and secured Australian control over the former German New Guinea territories under a League of Nations mandate.