Gold Ounce 2022 African Elephant, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide but "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, where the Queen's portrait by Vladimir Gottwald was fifth).

The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) in 1937.

Unlike on British coinage, the effigy is "uncouped" (includes the Queen's shoulders). In small letters on the left, the artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark).

Running continuously around the rim is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the face value: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2022 · 100 DOLLARS ·.

Within a plain rim, the reverse of the coin depicts an elephant in the foreground and typical African vegetation in the background. The design was inspired by a photograph taken in Africa in 2019 by Robert Irwin, son of the famous documentary filmmaker Steve Irwin.

Diagonally above left, the inscription AUSTRALIA ZOO, below which on two linesAFRICAN ELEPHANT.

In smaller letters below that, the precious metal content: 1 OZ .9999 Au (one troy ounce of 99.99% gold; Au is abbreviated from the Latin word for gold, Aurum).

In the exergue below right, the initials of the designer, AWB (for Adam William Ball).

Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: boxed, with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
RAM Product Code: 11070
Release date: 23 June 2022.