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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait, In the name of - Rough-Toothed Dolphin - High Relief
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Thickness | 4.5 mm |
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| Obverse description | The sixth and final crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II faces right, rendered in high relief after the portrait by Jody Clark. The Queen is depicted wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace, serving as the official memorial obverse commemorating her reign. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 AUSTRALIA 2023 5 DOLLARS, with the dates of her reign flanking her name in tribute. The design is executed with fine detail in the field, befitting its status as a posthumous commemorative issue. |
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| Mintage | 2023 - Proof - 1,000 |
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The rough-toothed dolphin (Steno bredanensis) is among the least-studied cetaceans in Australian waters, rarely appearing in government fauna surveys and almost never the subject of dedicated conservation coinage. Its selection here is unusual enough to be worth noting.
High-relief strikes from the Royal Australian Mint on 31.1g silver blanks require multiple die passes at reduced production rates — a constraint that keeps mintages on these issues tightly capped.