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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Lest We Forget - Silver Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The fourth definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, is depicted in right-facing profile wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The truncation bears the engraver's initials IRB. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2014, with the denomination and date positioned within the triangular field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The "Lest We Forget" series accelerated significantly in 2014 as Australia approached the centenary of the First World War — the ANZAC Centenary commemorative program, formally launched that year, was one of the most extensive coin programs the Royal Australian Mint had undertaken in decades. This piece falls within that broader institutional push, timed to the hundred-year mark of Australia's entry into a conflict that killed over 60,000 of its servicemen.
The .999 fine silver specification rather than the more common .925 standard reflects a deliberate grading-up of collector expectations for centenary-tier issues.