1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1985-1998
Value	1 Dollar 1 AUD = USD 0.71
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
Weight	9 g
Diameter	25 mm
Thickness	2.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 2159
References	KM# 84 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 71 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).

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Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1985
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

"Mob of Roos" Five Kangaroos, denomination

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1 DOLLAR

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

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

Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

One year after the "Mob of Roos" was introduced into circulation to replace the Dollar Note the obverse of the coin was changed from Arnold Machin's second portrait design to Raphael David Maklouf's third portrait design. This obverse was in use on the MOR coin from 1985 until 1998. in 1999 the Ian Rank Broadley fourth portrait was introduced to the MOR coin.

In 1992 a Re-issue of the 1985 coin was released in a five-coin set with four other coins unique to the 25mm $1 coin denomination from 1984 to 1992 all with original dates.

According to the RAM Website 8,000 MOR coins were minted in 1992. This is believed to be a mistake.
However some were produced as these pictures prove. One member on Numista has this coin.

This coin type was also issued as a Sterling Silver (.925) version in the 1990 Masterpieces in Silver Proof Sets. (See Link)

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1985	66 789							$ 6.40	BU Restrike 5 Coin set 1992	0.8%
1985	170 000							$ 13	BU Year Set	1.4%
1985	96 200 000	$ 0.74	$ 0.74	$ 0.75	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.90	Circulation	59%
1985	74 089							$ 10.00	Proof Year Set	1.8%
1987	200 000							$ 3.40	BU Year Set	2.0%
1987	69 684							$ 8.40	Proof Year Set	0.9%
1989	150 602							$ 2.80	BU Year Set	1.6%
1989	5 000								Proof Coin Fair Issue	0.04%
1989	67 618							$ 4.30	Proof Year Set	1.0%
1990	103 766							$ 4.80	BU Year Set	1.5%
1990	1 985								Proof Coin Fair Issue	0.04%
1990	51 015								Proof Year Set	0.5%
1991	22 500								BU Gallery Press MYO	0.18%
1991	200								BU Singapore Coin Fair Issue	0.04%
1991	147 700							$ 3.10	BU Year Set	1.8%
1991	1 000								Proof Singapore Coin Fair Issue	0.04%
1991	41 490								Proof Year Set	0.8%
1992	8 000								Not released into Circ - None Seen	0.14%
1992	2								Specimen - Struck on a Proof planchet	0.06%
1994	39 958								BU Gumnut Baby Set	0.10%
1994	91 492							$ 3.10	BU Year Set	0.9%
1994	47 600 000	$ 0.75	$ 0.75	$ 1.00	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 2.30	Circulation	33%
1994	39 004								Proof Year Set	0.8%
1995	36 190								BU Gumnut Baby Set	0.08%
1995	96 709							$ 10	BU Year Set	0.7%
1995	21 422 000	$ 0.75	$ 0.85	$ 0.86	$ 0.88	$ 0.88			Circulation	18%
1995	6 704								Proof Gumnut Baby Set	0.04%
1995	48 537							$ 6.50	Proof Year Set	0.6%
1998	31 810								BU Koala Baby Set	0.08%
1998	74 108								BU Year Set	0.9%
1998	16 248 000	$ 0.82	$ 0.82	$ 0.82	$ 0.82	$ 0.82	$ 0.82		Circulation	15%
1998	5 269								Proof Koala Baby Set	0.04%
1998	32 225								Proof Year Set	0.8%

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