Australian 1 dollar coin

Infobox Coin
Country = Australia
Denomination = 1 Dollar piece
Value = 1.00
Unit = AUD
Mass = 9.00
Diameter = 25.00
Thickness = 3.00
Edge = interrupted milled 0.25 mm
Composition = 92%Copper, 6%Aluminium, 2%Nickel
Years of Minting = 1984–present
Catalog Number = -
Obverse = Australian One Dollar Obv.jpg
Obverse Design = Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen
Obverse Designer = Raphael Maklouf
Obverse Design Date = 1984
Reverse = Australian One Dollar Rev.jpg
Reverse Design = 5 Kangaroos
Reverse Designer = Stuart Devlin
Reverse Design Date = 1983

The Australian 1 dollar coin was first issued in 1984 to replace the 1 dollar note then in circulation, this coin seems to be the most circulated denomination in Australia. All three portraits of the Queen have been minted, the 1984 head of Queen Elizabeth II by Arnold Machin; between 1985 and 1998 the head by Raphael Maklouf; and since 1999 the head by Ian Rank-Broadley. Inscription of AUSTRALIA on the right hand side and ELIZABETH II on the left hand side.

Commemorative issue

Not all years have issues for circulation with 1987,1989,1990,1991,1992 only in mintpacks. Issue 1984, 1985, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008 are the only issue with the Kangaroo portrait. Commemorative coins issued for circulation being:
*1986: International Year of Peace.
*1988: Figure with and Koori Kangaroo for 200 years of English colonisation.
*1993: Landcare Australia.
*1996: Sir Henry Parkes.
*1997: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith coin B.
*1999: Year of Older Persons.
*2001: 2 coin issues
** 100 years of Federation.
** International Year of the Volunteer.
*2002: Year of the Outback.
*2003: 2 coin issues
** Centenary of women's suffrage.
** Australia's Volunteers.
*2005: The Dancing Man - 60 years since World War II.
*2007: APEC Australia 2007.
*2008: Centenary of Scouting

Coins issued not for circulation:Some have the mintmarks for Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra and were issues for the show periods.
*1992: Barcelona Olympics.
*1994: Tenth anniversary of the $1 coin.
*1995: 80th Anniversary of Gallipoli?.
*1995: Waltzing Matilda.
*1997: Sir Charles Kingsford Smith coin A.
*1998: Howard Florey.
*1999: The last ANZACs.
*2000: HMAS Sydney II.
*2000: Victoria Cross.
*2000: Sydney Olympics.
*2001: 80th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Air Force.
*2001: 90th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy.
*2001: 100th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Army.
*2003: Korean War.
*2003: Vietnam War.
*2004: Eureka.
*2005: 90th Anniversary of Gallipoli.
*2006: 50 Years of Television
*2006: Melbourne Commonwealth Games
*2006: Ashes Coin
*2006: Ocean Series Collection - Clown Fish
*2007: Ocean Series Collection - Biscuit Star
*2007: Ocean Series Collection - Longfin Bannerfish
*2007: Ocean Series Collection - Shark
*2007: Polar Exploration
*2007: 75th Anniversary of the Sydney Harbour Bridge
*2007: Year of the Surf Lifesaver
*2008: Wombat
*2008: Lunar
*2008: Centenary of Australian Quarantine
*2008: 100 Years of Australia Coat of Arms
*2008: Australian Football 150 Years 1858 - 2008
*2008: Centenary of Rugby League

References

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External links

* [http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/aust/decimal.htm Australian Decimal Currency]
* [http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/coins/australia/ Australian Coins: Type Collecting]
* [http://www.coinpage.com/Australia-coin-pictures.html Pictures of Australian Coins]