1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 2021

Weight

31.1035 g

Diameter

32.6 mm

Thickness

6.1 mm

Material

Silver (.999)

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Reeded

Technique

Milled (high relief)

Front design

6th crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace

Back design

The coin’s outstanding high relief reverse depicts Nike in Art Deco style. Honouring an unseen hero with a victory laurel in the palm of her right hand, Nike’s muscular figure is enveloped in a beautifully symmetrical representation of feathered wings.

Year of Minting

2021

Queen

Elizabeth II (1952-2022)

Mint location

P Perth Mint , Australia (1899-date)

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA JC 1oz 9999 Ag 2021 1 DOLLAR Reverse: P WINGED VICTORY

Context

In Greek mythology, Nike was invited to live on Mount Olympus by Zeus, the King of the Gods, as a reward for being his charioteer during the Titan War. Guiding Zeus’s horses through the battlefields, she is said to have bestowed fame and glory in the form of laurel wreaths on his victorious army. Since classical times, artists have often portrayed Nike as a winged figure symbolising victory in both war and peaceful competition. In Australia she was the inspiration for Gilbert Doble's Winged Victory, created for the top of the Marrickville Soldiers' Memorial unveiled in Sydney after World War I. Having suffered considerably from the elements, the elegant copper statue was restored and permanently transferred to the Australian War Memorial in Canberra in 2013 as an object of national significance.

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Non-circulating

In circulation

Yes

Demonetized

No

Marketplace listings

0