Silver Ounce 2020 Brandenburg Gate Kookaburra, 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The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the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) and extends almost to the rim of the coin; consequently, the legend does not run continuously around the rim.

The artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark) are in tiny letters below left.

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2020.

The reverse of the coin features a kookaburra standing on a tree branch with two leaves and one gumnut. In the background to the left, the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

Below the bird, in small letters the designer's initials AWB (for Adam William Ball).

Around below on two lines, the precious metal content: 1 oz .999 SILVER (one ounce of 99.9% silver) and the face value ONE DOLLAR.

The coin design was approved by the Treasury in acts complied in on 11 September 2020.

There is also a gold one-ounce coin with the same reverse design.