
Obverse: | Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1996 |
Reverse: | Sir Henry Parkes - Design by Vladimir Gottwald.
Legend: SIR HENRY PARKES 1815-1896 FATHER OF FEDERATION |
| Edge: | Interrupted milling. |
| Weight: | 9.00 grams (138.9 grains). |
| Size: | 25.00 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | Aluminium Bronze: 92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel |
| Mintage: | 272,980 - Canberra. |
Mintmarks: | C on reverse. |
Valuation : 1996 'C' Parkes DOLLAR
| Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Brilliant Uncirc. |
| 2002 | | | 6 | |
Notes:
| The 1996 'C' mintmarked Parkes dollar was struck at the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra on a 'mint your own' press. The coins were inserted in a special folder and sold for $2.
A total of 25,000 coin were also struck at the Royal Canberra Show on a 'mint your own' press. The coins were inserted in a different folder and sold for $2. |  |
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