Australia, 2001 AD., Elizabeth II, 90th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy commemorative, 1 Dollar, KM 588.

Australia, Elizabeth II, 90th Anniversary of the Royal Australian Navy commemorative, engravers: Ian Rank-Broadley (obverse) and Vladimir Gottwald, 2001 AD.,
1 Dollar (ø 25 mm / 9,03 g), aluminium-bronze (Cu 92%, Al 6%, Ni 2%), 9,00 g. theor. mint weight, mintage 62.429 , axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), interrupted reeding on a plain edge,
Obv.: ELIZABETH II - AUSTRALIA 2001 / IRB , her diademed head facing right (4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II), engraver´s initials below truncation.
Rev.: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY / 1911 - ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVY – 2001 / ONE DOLLAR , the badge of the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) showing an anchor and a chain above the Australian Federation Star, all within a reeded oval topped by a crown.
KM 588.

Year / Mintage
2001 / 62.429

The RAN badge was adopted in 1949, it depicts the Queens crown on top of a knotted rope surround. In the surround is an anchor and chain, the words Royal Australian Navy, and at the bottom the Australian Federation Star.