One Dollar 2002 Year of the Outback, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The obverse shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2002.

The reverse of the coin depicts a stylised outline of Australia incorporating the Southern Cross. Reaching towards the Southern Cross are trails representing the stories or marks left first by Indigenous Australians, then by white settlers, explorers and pioneers.

Around above, the denomination ONE DOLLAR; below, on five lines, 2002 Year of the Outback.

Mintage figure includes:
18,049,000 circulation coins dated 2002, minted in the 2001/2002 financial year (ending 30 June)
16,025,000 circulation coins dated 2002, minted 2002/2003
82,755 brilliant uncirculated coins sold individually, variously privy-marked, minted 2001/2002
85,306 brilliant uncirculated coins in sets, minted 2001/2002
87,015 brilliant uncirculated coins sold individually, variously privy-marked, minted 2002/2003
19,247 brilliant uncirculated coins in sets, minted 2002/2003
44,025 proofs, minted 2001/2002
9,484 proofs, minted 2002/2003

Sources of original information:

Royal Australian Mint, Annual Report 2001 - 2002 (2002), pp 53, 55. Retrieved from https://www.ramint.gov.au/annual-reports (PDF)
Royal Australian Mint, 2002-03 Annual Report Supplement (2003), pp 2, 4. Retrieved from https://www.ramint.gov.au/annual-reports (PDF)