Australia: Coin Two Hundred Dollars 1981 - detailed information
| Coin | Two Hundred Dollars 1981 |
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Commemorating the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer. A round gold coin (24 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring a draped bust of Elizabeth II facing right on the obverse and conjoined heads of Charles and Diana facing left on the reverse. The reverse was designed by Stuart Devlin. | |
| Mint | Royal Australian Mint |
Obverse |
Crowned and draped young bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (effigy known as the "Second Portrait", by Arnold Machin). 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 Rank-Broadley and the Gottwald portraits. Around, the monarch's legend and the date: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1981. |
| Obverse Inscription | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1981 |
Reverse |
Conjoined heads of Prince Charles and Lady Diana facing left; around, H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER : 200 DOLLARS :. |
| Reverse Inscription | 200 DOLLARS : H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES AND LADY DIANA SPENCER : |
| Edge | Milled |
| Edge Inscription | None |
| Variety | Proof |
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| Mintage | unknown |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Mint | link | |
| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Mintage | |||
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | Proof |
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| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Two Hundred Dollars |
| Issued | 1981 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Portrait by Arnold Machin (Second Portrait) |
| Face Value | 200 (x Dollar) |
| Current | Yes |
| Mintage | 77,890 |
| Material | 0.9167 Gold |
| Designer | Stuart Devlin |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Size (mm) | |
| Mass (g) | 10 |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 73 |