Australia 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II, 2008

4th Portrait - Turtle Dreaming

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Australia Australia
Currency Dollar (1966 – 9999)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II
Year 2008
Ruler Elizabeth II (1952–2022)
Composition Silver (.999)
Shape Rectangular
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 31.112
Thickness (mm) 3

Description

1 Dollar - Elizabeth II from Australia. Issued in 2008. Struck in Silver (.999). Measures 0 mm and weighs 31.11 g.

Obverse
4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara
Reverse
The image represents the knowledge of the maloo hunter. Created by Darryl Belloti, an indigenous artist of both Yamatji and Nyoongal descent, its dots represent the hunter's footprints along the path; the ringed-circles symbolise the locations where he stops to hunt turtles.
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
2008 P 13.1K BU

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