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The one dollar coin denomination (written as $1) was introduced in Australia in 1984, replacing the earlier banknotes. The original definitive type featuring five kangaroos has not been changed since its introduction and is still issued regularly. Apart from the regular design, the Royal Australian Mint issues a large variety of circulating commemorative one dollar coins which have the same specifications and circulate in parallel with the definitive type - such as this one. This circulating commemorative dollar coin is part of the The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3 campaign - the third series of 26 different $1 coins where each features a letter of the English alphabet and an Australian symbol starting with that letter. Q is for Quoll: the coin for the letter Q features the not so well-known Australian animal, the Quoll. Quolls are carnivorous marsupials native to Australia and New Guinea. They are primarily nocturnal and spend most of the day in a den. Of the six species of quoll, four are found in Australia and two in New Guinea. Another two species are known from fossil remains in Pliocene and Pleistocene deposits in Queensland. Genetic evidence indicates that quolls evolved around 15 million years ago in the Miocene, and that the ancestors of the six species had all diverged by around four million years ago. The six species vary in weight and size, from 300 g to 7 kg. They have brown or black fur and pink noses. They are largely solitary, but come together for a few social interactions such as mating which occurs during the winter season. Quolls eat smaller mammals, small birds, lizards, and insects. All species have drastically declined in numbers since Australasia was colonised by Europeans, with one species, the eastern quoll, becoming extinct on the Australian mainland, now found only in Tasmania. Major threats to their survival include the toxic cane toad, predators such as feral cats and foxes, urban development, and poison baiting. Coins issued in 2022 have now been in circulation for only three years. | ||||||
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Variety | In mint sets | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Brilliant Unirculated coins in RAM mint sets. | |
In Set |
Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3, mintage 15,000
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Variety | In coin sleeve | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Individual uncirculated coin in cardboard sleeve. RAM Product Code: 710206. Release price: AU$ 3.00 | |
Variety | Proof | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Proof coins in RAM mint sets. | |
In Set |
Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3 - Proof Set, mintage unknown
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Variety | Silver Proof | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Material | 0.999 Silver | |
Details | 11.66 g of 99.9% silver; diameter 25.20 mm; thickness 3.25 mm. Released in 26-coin set only. | |
In Set |
Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3 - Silver Proof Set, mintage unknown
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Coins in The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 3 series include:
- One Dollar 2022 A - Aussie Aussie Aussie
- One Dollar 2022 B - Bushrangers
- One Dollar 2022 C - Cockatoo
- One Dollar 2022 D - Darrell Lea
- One Dollar 2022 E - Echidna
- One Dollar 2022 F - Farmers
- One Dollar 2022 G - Great Ocean Road
- One Dollar 2022 H - Hooroo
- One Dollar 2022 I - Irukandji Jellyfish
- One Dollar 2022 J - Jumbuck
- One Dollar 2022 K - Kelpie
- One Dollar 2022 L - Luna Park Melbourne
- One Dollar 2022 M - Magpie
- One Dollar 2022 N - Nullarbor Plain
- One Dollar 2022 O - Opal
- One Dollar 2022 P - Pinnacles
- One Dollar 2022 Q - Quoll
- One Dollar 2022 R - R.M. Williams
- One Dollar 2022 S - Surfing
- One Dollar 2022 T - Tasmanian Devil
- One Dollar 2022 U - Undara Lava Tubes
- One Dollar 2022 V - Vanilla Slice
- One Dollar 2022 W - Wattle
- One Dollar 2022 X - Crux
- One Dollar 2022 Y - Yarra Valley
- One Dollar 2022 Z - Zebra Finch
In the earlier "coin hunts", the letter Q represented:
2019 Q - Quokka
2021 Q - Queen Victoria Market
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Wild Winds Ancient Coins |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | One Dollar Circulating Commemorative |
Issued | 2022 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
Face Value | 1 (x Dollar) |
Mintage | unknown |
Current | Yes |
Material | Aluminium Bronze |
Designer | Aaron Baggio |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 25.2000 mm |
Thickness | 3.4600 mm |
Mass | 9.0000 g |
OCC ID | YRVP-EVRC-WZZP-EDQG |
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