| Coin | Gold Ounce 2021 Coat of Arms - Kangaroo |
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The Australian one-ounce gold piece (abbreviated as 1 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products.
Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used.
This coin is the first issue in a new premium bullion coin series called Australia's Coat of Arms and bears a design inspired by the Commonwealth Coat of Arms; it is centred around the kangaroo, which is one of the supporters of the Coat of Arms. |
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The obverse of the coin shows, in a small circle on the left, the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown and the Victoria Coronation necklace worn for her Coronation. This is her effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide and "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, in "uncouped" version - showing the Queen's shoulders and not terminating at the neck as the normal version. On the left, in small letters on the Queen's shoulder, the artist's initials J.C (for Jody Clark). Around above, the monarch's legend and the date of issue: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2021.
Most of the obverse is taken by the image of an emu (one of the supporters of the Australian Coat of Arms), protecting its clutch of eggs on the ground. In the background, wattle (Australian vegetation). Behind the emu, the seven-pointed Federation Star of Australia.
In a ribbon below, the precious metal content: 1 OUNCE .9999 Au (one troy ounce of 99.99% gold; Au is abbreviated from Aurum, the Latin word for gold). |
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The reverse design features a kangaroo carrying a joey in its pouch. The the left of the kangaroo, the Commonwealth Star (also known as the Federation Star). It is seven-pointed, with the six of the points being symbols of the original six states in the Federation, and the seventh point representing the territories and any potential future states.
Behind the kangaroo is flowering vegetation, which includes the floral emblem of each state. The designer's logo, a stylised A over B (for Aaron Baggio) is below right.
The face value and denomination, 100 DOLLARS, is on two lines in a shield to the right of the kangaroo.
In a ribbon below, the inscription AUSTRALIA. |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in capsule.
RAM Product Code: 10636 |
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| See also |
Coins in the Australia's Coat of Arms series include:
- 1 oz Gold, Coat of Arms - Kangaroo (Federal), 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Coat of Arms - Kangaroo (Federal), 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Coat of Arms - New South Wales, 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Coat of Arms - New South Wales, 2022
- 1 oz Gold, Coat of Arms - Queensland, 2023
- 1 oz Silver, Coat of Arms - Queensland, 2023
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