1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2003

Weight

11.66 g

Diameter

25 mm

Thickness

2.8 mm

Material

Silver (.999)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

7 shorter smooth segments between 7 reeded segments (11 grooves each)

Technique

Milled

Front design

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Back design

Dove carrying Olive Branch between the floral symbols of South Korea & Australia.

Year of Minting

2003

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

Royal Australian Mint , Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2003 IRB Reverse: 1953·KOREAN WAR·2003 · ONE DOLLAR ·

Context

This Fine Silver (.999) NCLT coin issued by the RAM commemorates the events of the 27th of July 2003 which was the 50th anniversary of the negotiated truce that saw the end of the war on the Korean peninsula that had begun in June 1950 when the North Korean army poured into South Korea. Within just a few short days of the invasion the United Nations called for member countries to send forces to Korea to halt the advance. Australia answered the call by sending a squadron of attack aircraft from the RAAF and the 1st Royal Australian Regiment (1RAR). This coin was issued in a capsule with certificate inside a plush grey box. Aluminium-bronze versions of the coin were issued with (B), (M) & (S) Counterstamps at the relevant ANDA Shows during 1993 and a (C) Counterstamp was available at the Public Gallery Press at the RAM .

Rarity

Rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

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