Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers, Coin from Australia

Coin	Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers

The twenty cent coin released in 2003 commemorates Australia's volunteers. It was designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald. Honouring those individuals in the community that are quietly "making a difference", this coin gives a face and recognition to their hard work. No platypus type 20 cents were issued this year.

Coins issued in 2003 have now been in circulation for 22 years.

Mint	Royal Australian Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	7,600,000 (7.6 million)

Obverse

The obverse shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.

In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).

Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2003.

Obverse Inscription	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2003

Reverse
The reverse design features a "kaleidoscope" of volunteers' faces (16 in all). Around, 20 AUSTRALIA'S VOLUNTEERS - MAKING A DIFFERENCE. In the right field, the denomination 20 [cents].

Reverse Inscription	20 AUSTRALIA'S VOLUNTEERS - MAKING A DIFFERENCE

Edge	Milled	Edge Inscription	None

Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers: Known varieties

Variety	Proof FDC
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown
Variety	Silver Proof FDC
Images
Mintage	Issued: unknown

Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Royal Australian Mint	2016	Mint	link
Royal Australian Mint	2016	Mintage	link
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins		Varieties		Proof

All (79) coins of type: Twenty Cents

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Twenty Cents 1966	58,308,304	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966
Twenty Cents 1967	83,848,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1967
Twenty Cents 1968	40,537,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1968
Twenty Cents 1969	16,514,999	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1969
Twenty Cents 1970	23,286,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1970
Twenty Cents 1971	8,957,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1971
Twenty Cents 1972	16,653,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1972
Twenty Cents 1973	23,366,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1973
Twenty Cents 1974	33,559,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1974
Twenty Cents 1975	53,323,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1975
Twenty Cents 1976	59,795,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1976
Twenty Cents 1977	41,327,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1977
Twenty Cents 1978	37,439,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1978
Twenty Cents 1979	22,336,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1979
Twenty Cents 1980	84,468,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1980
Twenty Cents 1981	165,586,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1981
Twenty Cents 1982	76,700,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1982
Twenty Cents 1983	55,193,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1983
Twenty Cents 1984	27,881,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Second Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1984
Twenty Cents 1985	2,775,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1985
Twenty Cents 1986 (mint sets only)	247,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1986
Twenty Cents 1987 (mint sets only)	270,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1987
Twenty Cents 1988 (mint sets only)	346,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1988
Twenty Cents 1989 (mint sets only)	217,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1989
Twenty Cents 1990 (mint sets only)	156,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1990
Twenty Cents 1991 (mint sets only)	189,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1991
Twenty Cents 1992 (mint sets only)	164,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1992
Twenty Cents 1993 (mint sets only)	130,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1993
Twenty Cents 1994	14,369,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1994
Twenty Cents 1995 Platypus (mint sets only)	132,269	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1995
Twenty Cents 1995 United Nations	4,800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1995
Twenty Cents 1996	20,637,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1996
Twenty Cents 1997	16,762,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1997
Twenty Cents 1998	28,862,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1998
Twenty Cents 1999	64,209,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1999
Twenty Cents 2000	35,619,153	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000
Twenty Cents 2001	82,164,896	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Australian Capital Territory	2,185,539	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - New South Wales	3,264,556	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Norfolk Island	2,270,114	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Northern Territory	2,163,029	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Queensland	2,383,190	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - South Australia	2,464,886	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Tasmania	2,262,668	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Victoria	2,983,106	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Centenary of Federation - Western Australia	2,465,297	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2001 Donald Bradman	10,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2001
Twenty Cents 2002	27,382,062	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2002
Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers	7,600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2003
Twenty Cents 2004	72,100,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2004
Twenty Cents 2005	58,600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2005
Twenty Cents 2005 60th Anniversary of the End of WW2	33,500,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2005
Twenty Cents 2006	102,462,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2006
Twenty Cents 2007	42,712,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2007
Twenty Cents 2008	132,900,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2008
Twenty Cents 2009	43,600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2009
Twenty Cents 2010	59,900,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2010
Twenty Cents 2010 ATO	11,600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2010
Twenty Cents 2011	15,100,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2011 International Women's Day	6,800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2011 Royal Wedding	10,100,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2011 International Year of Volunteers	6,100,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011
Twenty Cents 2012	34,600,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2012
Twenty Cents 2013	43,900,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013
Twenty Cents 2013 Centenary of Canberra	6,200,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2013
Twenty Cents 2014	52,300,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2014
Twenty Cents 2015	24,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2015
Twenty Cents 2016	34,400,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016
Twenty Cents 2016 Changeover	4,600,661	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2016 FIFTY YEARS
Twenty Cents 2017	29,800,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2017
Twenty Cents 2018	22,100,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2018
Twenty Cents 2019 (Fourth Portrait)	23,750,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait	ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2019
Twenty Cents 2019 (Fifth Portrait)	3,000,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark	ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2019
Twenty Cents 2020	24,750,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark	ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2020
Twenty Cents 2021	7,130,000	Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark	ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2021
Twenty Cents 2022	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark	ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2022
Twenty Cents 2023	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark	ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2023
Twenty Cents 2023 Memorial Obverse	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - Uncouped Portrait by Jody Clark	ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2023
Twenty Cents 2024	unknown	King Charles III - Portrait by Dan Thorne	CHARLES III · AUSTRALIA 2024

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Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers: Details

Country	Australia
Currency	Australian Dollar
Coin Type	Twenty Cents Circulating Commemorative
Issued	2003
Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
Effigy	Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley
Face Value	20 (x Cent)
Total Mintage	7,600,000 (7.6 million)
Current	Yes
Material	CuproNickel
Designer	Vladimir Gottwald
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Size	28.6500 mm
Thickness	2.5200 mm
Mass	11.3000 g
OCC ID	XGAV-POXA-CDPE-MDYJ

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Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers: Photos

Image	Details
	2003 20c Silver Proof for the Proof Year Set Copyright: Downies Notes: Silver Proof. Source
	2003 20c Silver Proof for the Proof Year Set Copyright: Downies Notes: Silver Proof. Source
	2003 20c CuNi Proof Making a Difference Australian Volunteers Copyright: Downies Notes: Proof. Source
	2003 20c CuNi Proof Making a Difference Australian Volunteers Copyright: Downies Notes: Proof. Source
	2003 20c CuNi Unc for the Uncirculated Year Set BU Copyright: Downies Source
	2003 20c CuNi Unc for the Uncirculated Year Set BU Copyright: Downies Source

Twenty Cents 2003 Volunteers: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Australia KM# 688

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