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Australian Dollar Coins 1996 to 1998 Issues and Mintages
1996 Parkes Dollar
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
