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Description
British Commonwealth, Australia, time of Queen Elizabeth II of the House of Windsor, Queen of the United Kingdom 1952-2022 AD, Silver Fantasy ‘Pattern’ Dollar (28.5g, 38.5mm), 1967, ‘Currency’ strike with milled edge, designed by Andor Mészáros, minted by John Pinches Medallist Ltd., London. Obverse: Swan in flight to the left, Country and date above and below the Tudor Crown. Reverse: Denomination “100” (cents) over wattle flowers. KMX-M2. A nice milled-edge ‘currency’ or ‘uncirculated’, untoned but still quite visually appealing, Uncirculated.
“While this coin is not an official issue, it is now part of numismatic history that has attained significant status with collectors. when decimal currency was introduced in 1966, collectors were surprised to learn that a one-dollar coin was not considered as part of the new lineup. The editor of the Australian Coin Review took up the challenge and conducted a competition among readers. The “Swan Dollar” (more commonly called the Goose Dollar) was the winning entry and the design was forwarded to the relevant Government Department. When the design was rejected, the competition organisers decided to have it privately minted.” From the 2014 Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes by Greg McDonald, page 169.
