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500 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Stock Horse - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Value | 500 Dollars |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed depiction of an Australian Stock Horse grazing in an open field, rendered in high relief against a polished background. The horse is shown in full profile facing left, its head lowered to the ground amid scattered wildflowers, with a flowering native tree visible to the left. The curved legend AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE arcs across the upper field, while the inscription 2017 5oz 9999 GOLD appears in the lower exergue. The Perth Mint's P mintmark and the designer's initials NM are visible in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIAN STOCK HORSE P NM 2017 5oz 9999 GOLD |
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The Australian Stock Horse breed traces directly to the Waler horses exported from New South Wales to British India and later to the Boer War, where their endurance under extreme conditions made them militarily invaluable. Australia culled its remaining Walers at the end of World War I rather than ship them home, a decision that still generates controversy. The Stock Horse stud book was only formally established in 1971, making it a relatively young registry for an animal with a two-century working history.
The 2017 issue belongs to Perth's five-ounce gold bullion series, where mintages are typically kept low by design rather than circumstance.