Silver Ounce 2021 Beneath the Southern Skies, 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The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the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 2021.

The effigy is relatively small as compared with that on normal coinage. Behind the effigy, an ornamental pattern representing the equator, latitude lines and longitude lines.

The reverse design a stylised map of Australia containing a textured pattern with, superimposed on a part of the map (roughly at the position of Canberra), the silhouette of a platypus.

In the foreground, partially obscuring the map of Australia, is a stylised representation of the Southern Cross constellation and straight lines positioned in an irregular pattern.

In the background is the equator, latitude lines, longitude lines and an ornamental pattern.

Superimposed on the design, the face value 1 DOLLAR. Around below, the precious metal content: 1 oz .9999 SILVER (one ounce of 99.99% silver).

Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated)
Packaging: individual capsule, or tube of 25 coins, in monster box storing 20 tubes.

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