1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2 - Letter G

Features

Issuer	Australia
Issuing entity	Australia Post
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	2021
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# 292180
References	KM# 4063 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Great Barrier Reef

Series: Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2

Obverse

6th 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 2021
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Reverse

A school of fish swimming in and around Great Barrier Reef coral.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
G
GREAT BARRIER REEF
ONE DOLLAR

Designer: Bronwyn King

Edge

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

Mint

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

Comments

Coin struck by the RAM but issued by Australia Post as change into circulation from 3500 Post Offices Australia wide. This second series of Aussie Alphabet coins are featuring another 26 classic Aussie icons from letters of the Alphabet from A to Z.

This coin is the Letter "G" for Great Barrier Reef.

A "Press in Album" for the 26 coins was available for $7 or you can buy the full set of 26 coins in a special tube including the album for $47. One in five of the Tubed Set "G" coins has an exclusive Coloured version of the "G" for Great Barrier Reef" coin.

This is an image of the Album and Coin Tube of 26 coins

This is an image of the inside of the "Press in Album" with the coins inserted.

This is an image of the outside of the "Press in Album".

The coins are also available in individual square coincards for $3 each.

2,500 Proof Sets were also issued.

This is the full list of coins in the set.
A for Akubra - Iconic Australian Hat.
B for Barbeque - Favourite Aussie way of cooking.
C for Cherry Ripe - A special chocolate bar loved by Aussies.
D for Dingo - Native wild Australian Dog.
E for Emu - Large Australian Native Bird.
F for Flies - Plenty of them in the Outback.
G for Great Barrier Reef - Famous natural tourist attraction off the Queensland coast.
H for Home & Away - A famous Aussie TV show that has been running for years.
I for Ironbark - An Australian tree that produces a very hard type of wood.
J for Jolly Swagman - Features in the Famous Waltzing Matilda song.
K for Koala - Cute Marsupial, NO they are not Bears.
L for Lyrebird - A beautiful Australian bird.
M for Milo - A chocolate tasting crunchy powder you mix in Milk.
N for Nobbys Nuts - An Australian snack treat.
O for Opera House - Iconic building on Sydney Harbour.
P for Pavlova - Sweet Desert invented in Australia (Not New Zealand!).
Q for Queen Victoria Market - Iconic Marketplace in Melbourne.
R for Red Back Spider - Poisonous Spider often found under the toilet seat.
S for Sydney Harbour Bridge - Iconic Bridge in Sydney known as "The Coathanger".
T for Tim Tam - Iconic "Arnotts"™ Australian chocolate biscuits.
U for Ulysses Butterfly - A beautiful multicoloured Australian Butterfly
V for Victa Lawn Mower - Invented in Australia, used all over suburbia.
W for Witchety Grub - You can eat them if you are game.
X for Xanthorrhoea - A native Australian Grass Tree.
Y for Yabby - A freshwater crayfish you can catch and eat.
Z for Zinc - A white or coloured cream to protect sensitive skin from the hot Aussie sun.

Present in sets

2021 - Australian Special Set (Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2)

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Date	Mintage	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2021	175 000			$ 2.40	BU in 26 Coin Tube	56%
2021	500				BU in Dual Coin PNC	0.8%
2021	11 000				BU in Individual Coincard	3%
2021	250 000	$ 0.74	$ 2.00	$ 3.20	Circulation	43%
2021	2 500				Proof in 26 Coin Set	4%

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