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500 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Year of the Rat - Gold Bullion
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, rendered in high relief after Jody Clark's sixth definitive portrait, depicting the monarch wearing the George IV State Diadem and a pearl necklace. The effigy is enclosed within an ornate inner border, around which all twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac are arranged in dynamic, naturalistic poses in the outer field. The circular legend reads ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2020 · 500 DOLLARS · around the inner ring, with the engraver's initials JC visible below the portrait truncation. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2020 500 DOLLARS JC |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed, high-relief depiction of a rat perched alertly among lychee branches laden with fruit, its body turned upward in a naturalistic pose, engraved by Ing Ing Jong. In the lower central field, the Chinese character 鼠 (Rat) is prominently displayed within a circular mirror-polished recess, accompanied by the English legend YEAR OF THE RAT arranged vertically to the right. The specification inscription 5 oz .9999 Au appears along the lower field, with the engraver's initials BK also present. The composition balances traditional East Asian artistic motifs with the Perth Mint's characteristic precision craftsmanship. |
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