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June 20, 2009

Australian Dollar Coins 1996 to 1998 Issues and Mintages

Continuing on with the dollar coin issues from the Royal Australian Mint we have 4 commemorative issues for the years 1996-1998. In 1996 we saw a portrait of Sir Henry Parkes commemorating 100 years since his death. 1997 brought confusion with 2 similar but different issues commemorating the centenary of the birth of Sir Charles Kingsford Smith. The mintmark "Smithy" issue is sometimes called the small portrait type and the "map" issue is sometimes known as the large portrait type. The Mob of Roos dollar was issued in the mint and proof sets and into circulation in 1998. There were no Roos issued in 1996 or 1997. The obverse portrait for all was by Raphael Maklouf, the exception being only the silver proof issue of the Howard Florey dollar being changed to the new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley.

Year Description Type Mint Mark Composition Notes Mintage
1996 Henry Parkes Circulation None AlBr Circulation 26,200,000
  Henry Parkes Circulation C AlBr Gallery Press 149,600
  Henry Parkes Circulation C AlBr Royal Canberra Show 1500
  Henry Parkes Circulation C AlBr RAM mailing list, dealer sales 101,760
  Henry Parkes Circulation S AlBr Portable Press Sydney Royal Easter Show 49,964
  Henry Parkes Circulation B AlBr Portable Press Brisbane Show 30,000
  Henry Parkes Circulation A AlBr Portable Press Adelaide Show 20,000
  Henry Parkes Circulation M AlBr Portable Press Melbourne Show 20,110
  Henry Parkes Circulation None AlBr Gumnut Baby Mint Set 25,727
  Henry Parkes Circulation None AlBr Mint Set 108,773
  Henry Parkes Proof None AlBr Proof Set 41,535
  Henry Parkes Proof None AlBr Gumnut Baby Proof Set 3,985
  Henry Parkes Proof None St. Silver Silver Proof Interrupted Reeding 20,006
1997 Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Circulation C AlBr Mint Your Own RAM Visitor Press 102,213
  Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Circulation S AlBr Portable Press Sydney Royal Easter Show 50,858
  Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Circulation B AlBr Portable Press Brisbane Agricultural Show 28,616
  Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Circulation A AlBr Portable Press Adelaide Show 25,403
  Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Circulation M AlBr Portable Press at Melbourne Show 27,430
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Circulation None AlBr Gumnut Baby Mint Set 27,421
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Circulation None AlBr Mint Set 71,022
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Proof None AlBr Proof Set 32,543
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Proof None AlBr Gumnut Baby Proof Set 3,617
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Circulation None AlBr Circulation 24,381,000
  Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Proof None .999 Silver Silver Proof Interrupted Reeding 13,611
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Proof None .999 Silver Combined NPA/RAM issue with $20 note 2,480
  Kingsford Smith (small portrait) Circulation C AlBr Dual Set 50,500
  Kingsford Smith (large portrait) Circulation None AlBr Dual Set 50,500
1998 Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Circulation 16,200,000
  Howard Florey Circulation C AlBr Gallery Press 77,035
  Howard Florey Circulation S AlBr Portable Press Sydney Royal Easter Show 44,080
  Howard Florey Circulation B AlBr Portable Press Brisbane Show 29,914
  Howard Florey Circulation A AlBr A mintmark representing Adelaide 21,120
  Howard Florey Circulation M AlBr Portable Press Melbourne Agricultural Show 21,809
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Koala Baby Mint Set 6,704
  Mob of Roos Circulation None AlBr Mint Set 74,108
  Mob of Roos Proof None AlBr Proof Set 32,225
  Mob of Roos Proof None AlBr Koala Baby Proof Set 5,269
  Howard Florey Proof None .999 Silver Silver Proof Interrupted Reeding 11,644

Posted by harrisk at June 20, 2009 6:04 PM
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