One Dollar 2024 AFL - West Coast Eagles, 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The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the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 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2024 · 1 DOLLAR ·.

The legend is interrupted by the "memorial" inclusion of the dates of the Queen's reign, 1952 - 2022.

The reverse design depicts at its centre the logo of the West Coast Eagles football club, being a stylised eagle's head facing right. On two lines below, the inscription WEST COAST EAGLES.

The rim is wide, and represents the silhouettes of many football spectators as if they are watching a football arena which is the centre of the design.

Around below, the inscription WEST COAST EAGLES.

Release date: 15 April 2024.

The coins were issued during the reign of King Charles III; however, as their design was approved when his effigy had not been introduced for use in Australia yet, they feature a "memorial" obverse with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the dates of her reign, 1952 - 2022.

The series was released at Australia Post outlets, with coins returned in change, and in 20-coin collector sets. The sets consist of a collector folder and a sealed tube with the coins inside; one in ten of these randomly has the coloured versions of the AFL and the AFLW coins.