1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle

Commemorative issue

Year of the Rat - Lunar Circle

Series: Lunar Series III

Obverse

Sixth crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2020
I DOLLAR
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

An inner circle containing the Chinese character for Good Fortune and Good Luck.
Surrounded by the 12 Lunar Animals with the Lunar Rat at 12 o'clock

Scripts: Chinese, Latin

Lettering:
福
BK

Translation: 福 = Good fortune & Good Luck

Designer: Bronwyn King

Edge

7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

© brismike (CC BY-NC)

Mint

Comments

The Royal Australian Mint continues the Lunar Year Aluminium-bronze NCLT $1 coin releases this time with a two coin set issued in a dual coincard to celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rat in 2020.


This particular coin is the one on the right of the coincard and has the 12 Chinese Lunar animals surrounding the Chinese Symbol for Good Fortune & GoodLuck..

The Chinese Zodiac is based on a twelve year cycle, each year being represented by an animal. People born in the "Year of the Rat" are sensitive, imaginative and charming. they are generous to their loved ones, but can be quick-tempered. Those born in 2008, 1996, 1984, 1972, 1960, 1948, 1936 or 1924 were born into the year of the Rat.

Present in sets

• 2020 - Australian Special Set (Year of the Rat Two Coin Set)

See also

• Bird
• Cat or feline
• Cow or bovine
• Dog or canid
• Fantasy animal
• Goat or caprine
• Horse or equine
• Pig or porcine
• Primate
• Rabbit
• Reptile
• Rodent
• Chinese calendar

• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Longevity)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Wealth)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Year of the Pig - Happiness)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Rat)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Ox)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Ox - Lunar Circle)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Tiger - Lunar Circle)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Year of the Tiger)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait; Posthumous - Year of the Rabbit)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait; Posthumous - Year of the Rabbit - Lunar Circle)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait; In the name of - Year of the Dragon)
• 1 Dollar - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait; In the name of - Year of the Dragon - Lunar Circle)
• 1 Dollar - Charles III (1st Portrait - Year of the Snake - Lunar Circle)
• 1 Dollar - Charles III (1st Portrait - Year of the Snake)
• 1 Dollar - Charles III (1st Portrait - Year of the Horse)
• 1 Dollar - Charles III (1st Portrait - Year of the Horse - Lunar Circle)

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