1994 Australian Five Dollar ($5) Coin - Womens Vote - Bi-Metal
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Australia’s very first bimetallic issue.
Struck by the Royal Australian Mint, the Centenary of Women's Vote 1994 $5 Bimetal Uncirculated Coin was Australia’s very first bimetallic issue. Marking 100 years since women in South Australia attained the right to vote, and portraying Irish-Australian suffragist and social reformer Mary Lee, each $5 coin features a core of aluminium-bronze, surrounded by austenitic stainless steel.
Issued in capsule on card.
Specifications
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Five Dollar, NCLT |
| Issued | 1994 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait, by Raphael Maklouf |
| Face Value | 5 (x Dollar) |
| Mint | RAM |
| Mint Mark | None |
| Total Mintage | 250,120 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | Aluminium-zinc bronze with Stainless Steel outer |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 28.12 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Mass | 10.6 g |
Obverse (Front)
Design: The third crowned portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the King George IV State Diadem.
Designer: Raphael David Maklouf (initials RDM).
Inscriptions: ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the year 1994
Reverse (Back)
Design: A portrait of Mary Lee, a leading 1890s South Australian suffragist who helped secure the right to vote and stand for public office.
Background Details: The portrait is set against a background of tiny micro-text and words related to the suffrage movement, including references to the Women's Suffrage League and political equality