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Name or Denominations
1 Dollar 1 AUD = USD 0.63
Issuer
Australia
Ruler
Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Year of Minting
2019
Currency
Dollar (1966-date)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Rare
Weight
9 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
2.5 mm
Material
Aluminium bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel)
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
A Blackburn Kangaroo Aircraft superimposed over a compass.
Year of Minting
2019
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 2019 1 DOLLAR IRB Reverse: THE GREAT AIR RACE 1919 ENGLAND TO AUSTRALIA BLACKBURN KANGAROO N G G-EAOW BURN KANGAROO S LT. V RENDLE CAPT. GH WILKINS LT. DR WILLIAMS LT GH POTTS
Context
This NCLT Aluminium-bronze $1 coin was released by the RAM as part of a set of eight coins. It was issued in a coincard inside a metal tin that resembles part of an aircraft engine. Only 10,000 sets will be issued at AU$130.00 per set. The eight coin set is commemorating the Centenary of the 'Great Air Race' that took place in 1919 when seven different aircrews and their aircraft attempted to be the first to fly between England and Australia in less than 30 Days. A prize of £10,000 was announced by Australian Prime Minister Billy Hughes for the first Australian crew to make it home in a British-built plane. This is a map of the route taken. This particular coin depicts the aircraft flown by four man crew of Lt. V Pendle, Capt. GH Wilkins, Lt. DR Williams & Lt. GH Pots. Pilot Rendle must have felt cursed when oil began spurting from the port engine of his Blackburn Kangaroo bomber soon after taking off from Crete. It was another frustration in a flight, so plagued with delays and mysterious equipment failures, that the crew began to suspect sabotage. The forced landing at Crete brought their race to an end, with the aircraft coming to rest beside a lunatic asylum. This is the front & back of the coincard it was issued in.
Rarity
Rare
Coin type
Non-circulating
In circulation
Yes
Demonetized
No
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