1998 Sturt Desert Pea ONE HUNDRED & FIFTY DOLLARS

Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1998
Reverse:Sturt Desert Pea - Design by Horst Hahne
Legend: 150 DOLLARS.
Edge:Reeded - continuous mill.
Weight:15.0 grams (231.5 grains).
Size:30.0 mm (diameter).
Composition:99.99% Gold
Gold Content:.5000 oz.
Mintage:Canberra: Proof - 1,500
Mintmarks:None.

Valuation :
1998 Sturt Desert Pea One Hundred & Fifty Dollars

Proof
2002620

Notes:

This coin was encapsulated and distributed in an Australian Blackwood and Tasmanian Oak hinged lid presentation box. The reverse design features the Floral Emblem of South Australia, the Sturt Desert Pea (Clianthus formosus), and is the fourth in a nine coin $150 Floral Emblem series issued between 1995 and 2003.
The Sturt Desert Pea, named after explorer Charles Sturt, became the floral emblem of South Australia in 1961.

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