| Coin | One Dollar 2024 Good Luck |
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The one dollar coin circulating denomination (written as $1) was introduced in Australia in 1984, replacing the earlier banknotes. The original reverse design by Stuart Devlin featuring five kangaroos - known in Australia as the "Mob of Roos" design - has not been changed since its introduction.
The denomination is also used by both the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint to issue an extensive range of collector coins, which are legal tender in Australia - such as this one.
This non-circulating $1 coin was issued in a two-coin set as part of the Lunar Series of coins to mark the 2024 Chinese Year of the Dragon (10 February 2024 - 28 January 2025).
The mint says about it:
People born in the year of the Dragon are said to be confident, intelligent and ‘natural born leaders’. The set features the noble Dragon, amongst auspicious clouds, a symbol of lucky and good fortune; and the Chinese Lunar Calendar represented as a wheel. |
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| Obverse | |
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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The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the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 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2024 · 1 DOLLAR ·.
The legend is interrupted by the "memorial" inclusion of the dates of the Queen's reign, 1952 - 2022. |
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The reverse of the coin shows at its centre the Chinese character for good luck, 福 (pronounced fŭ under the Pinyin system), surrounded by Chinese-inspired decorations within a circle.
Around the rim outside that circle, a "Lunar Calendar Wheel": the twelve animals of the Lunar Calendar walking counter-clockwise: pig, dog, rooster, monkey, goat, horse, snake, dragon, rabbit, tiger, ox and rat; the dragon is on top.
The designer's initials BS (for Bronwyn Scott) are near the rim below right.
The face value and the date of issue are on the obverse. |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated.
Packaging: in blister card with a $1 Year of the Dragon coin.
The coins were issued during the reign of King Charles III; however, as his effigy was not approved for use in Australia when the issue was approved, they feature a "memorial" obverse with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the dates of her reign, 1952 - 2022. |
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