One Dollar 2019 S - Surf Life Saving, 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 2019.

The reverse features a representation of a surf lifesaver facing right and running with a surfboard that has imposed on it the inscription SURF RESCUE. There are 10 thin concave lines with identical curvatures and 3 thick concave lines with identical curvatures.

Below that, a large letter S; around below, the value and denomination ONE DOLLAR; around right, SURF LIFE SAVING.

The coin designs were approved by the Assistant Treasurer in Currency (Royal Australian Mint) Determination (No. 3) 2019 on 21 June 2019. The coins were scheduled for release on 30 September 2019 in conjunction with Australia Post, both in "loose change" for purchases and carded or in a roll for sale. However, some were released in regular circulation earlier. On 28 October 2019, some were also released as individual coins packed in a coin sleeve, and as a full collection of all 26 coins in a coin roll ("Great Aussie Coin Hunt"-branded cardboard tube).

The coins carry the Fourth Portrait of the Queen even though some Australian $1 coins were issued earlier with the Fifth Portrait.

The A-Z Great Aussie Coin Hunt collection consists of the following $1 coins:

A - Australia Post
B - Boomerang
C - Cricket
D - Didgeridoo
E - Esky
F - Footy
G - G’day
H - Hills Hoist
I - Iced Vovo
J - Jackaroo and Jillaroo
K - Kangaroo
L - Lamington
M - Meat Pie
N - Neighbours
O - Outback
P - Platypus
Q - Quokka
R - Royal Flying Doctor Service
S - Surf Life Saving
T - Thongs
U - Ute
V - Vegemite
W - Weet-bix
X - Xantippe
Y - Yowie
Z - Zooper Dooper