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500 Dollars - Charles III 1st Portrait - Australian Koala - Gold Proof High Relief
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | High-relief effigy of King Charles III facing left, uncrowned and draped, rendered in the first official portrait for Australian coinage as designed by Dominic Tatcher. The legend CHARLES III arcs along the upper left field and AUSTRALIA along the upper right, separated by raised dot stops, with the denomination 500 DOLLARS inscribed along the lower arc. The engraver's initials DT appear incuse at the truncation of the bust. The portrait is set against a deeply mirrored proof field, characteristic of Perth Mint high-relief production. |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistic, high-relief depiction of a koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) clinging to a vertically oriented eucalyptus tree trunk, its clawed forepaws gripping the bark with anatomical precision and its body rendered with fine textural detailing of dense fur. Eucalyptus foliage branches extend to the left and right of the trunk in the field. The legend KOALA arcs prominently along the upper field in serif lettering. To the left of the trunk, the inscriptions 2024, 5oz, and 9999 GOLD appear in a vertical arrangement, with the Perth Mint privy mark P125 positioned in the lower left field and the designer's initials IJ incuse at the lower right of the composition. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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