fwo_739957 - AUSTRALIA Set Proof 25 cents & 1 Dollar The Holey Dollar and The Dump 1988

AUSTRALIA Set Proof 25 cents & 1 Dollar The Holey Dollar and The Dump 1988 MS

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Type : Set Proof 25 cents & 1 Dollar The Holey Dollar and The Dump

Date: 1988

Quantity minted : 100000

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Catalogue references :

KM20/112-113

Obverse

Obverse legend : ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA // · (VALEUR FACIALE) ·.

Obverse description : Buste à droite de la reine Élisabeth II.

Reverse

Commentary

Set composé de deux monnaies :
- 25 Cents “The Dump” KM# 113, 7,78 g, argent 999/1000
- 1 Dollar “The Holey Dollar” KM# 112, 21,1 g argent 999/1000
Cette série commémore le dollar de 5 shillings troué (The Holey Dollar) obtenu à partir de monnaies de 8 Reales espagnoles à l’effigie de Charles III. L’avers arborait en plus l’inscription NEW SOUTH WALES // 1813 et le revers FIVE SHILLINGS. Le centre de la monnaie a été aussi utilisé pour fabriquer une monnaies de 15 Pence (The Dump) avec inscriptions NEW · SOUTH · WALES
1813 à l’avers et FIFTEEN / • PENCE au revers.
Set consisting of two coins: - 25 Cents “The Dump” KM# 113, 7.78 g, 999/1000 silver - 1 Dollar “The Holey Dollar” KM# 112, 21.1 g, 999/1000 silver This series commemorates the holey dollar of 5 shillings (The Holey Dollar) obtained from Spanish 8 Reales coins bearing the effigy of Charles III. The obverse also bore the inscription NEW SOUTH WALES // 1813 and the reverse FIVE SHILLINGS. The center of the coin was also used to make a 15 Pence coin (The Dump) with inscriptions NEW · SOUTH · WALES 1813 on the obverse and FIFTEEN / • PENCE on the reverse