1 dollar (Australian)
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The Australian 1 dollar coin was first issued in 1984 to replace the 1 dollar note then in circulation, this coin seems to be the most circulated denomination in Australia. All three portraits of the Queen have been minted, the 1984 head of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin; between 1985 and 1998 the head by Raphael Maklouf; and since 1999 the head by Ian Rank-Broadley. Inscription of AUSTRALIA on the right hand side and ELIZABETH II on the left hand side.
Not all years have issues for circulation with 1987,1989,1990,1991,1992 only in mintpacks. Issue 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004 and 2005 are the only issue with the Kangaroo portrait. Commemorative coins issues for circulation being:
- 1986: International year of peace.
- 1988: Figure with and Koori Kangaroo for 200 years of English colonisation.
- 1993: Landcare Australia.
- 1996: Sir Henry Parkes.
- 1997: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith.
- 1999: Year of older persons.
- 2001 times 2 coin issues
- * 1st for 100 years of federation.
- * 2nd for International year of the Volunteer.
- 2002: Year of the Outback.
- 2003 times 2 coin issues
- *1st for the Centenary of women's suffrage.
- *2nd Australias Volunteers.
- 2005: 60 years since WW2.
Bibliography
Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values 19th edition 2000. By Ian Pitt.
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