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The [[reverse]] was designed by [[Herman de Roos]], another artist employed by the Franklin Mint. A depiction of the {{wp|en|Ornithoptera paradisea|paradise birdwing}} (''{{wsp|Ornithoptera paradisea}}''), a species of {{wp|en|butterfly}} native to {{wp|en|New Guinea}}, is displayed over a plant in the center. Engraved in large print to the upper left is the [[face value]] "1<sup>t</sup>", which is abbreviated for "1 toea". |
The [[reverse]] was designed by [[Herman de Roos]], another artist employed by the Franklin Mint. A depiction of the {{wp|en|Ornithoptera paradisea|paradise birdwing}} (''{{wsp|Ornithoptera paradisea}}''), a species of {{wp|en|butterfly}} native to {{wp|en|New Guinea}}, is displayed over a plant in the center. Engraved in large print to the upper left is the [[face value]] "1<sup>t</sup>", which is abbreviated for "1 toea". |
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| − | The total [[mintage]] of the coin is currently unknown, but exceeds 39,713,722 pieces. All of the examples struck at the Royal Mint, Royal Australian Mint, and Royal Canadian Mint were released into circulation as [[business strikes]], whereas the pieces struck at the Franklin Mint were sold to collectors in matte, [[proof coin|proof]], and uncirculated finishes. Many of the Franklin Mint coins were distributed in [[Papua New Guinean mint sets|mint]] and [[Papua New Guinean proof sets|proof]] sets. |
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| − | {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:center; width:350px;" data-expandtext="show" data-collapsetext="hide" |
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| − | ! colspan="3" | Mintages |
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| − | ! Year !! Mint !! Mintage |
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| − | | 1975 || Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || 14,400,000 |
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| − | | 1975 Matte || rowspan="3" | Franklin Mint || 83,000 |
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| − | | 1975 Proof || 67,000 |
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| − | | 1975 Uncirculated || 4,134 |
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| − | | 1976 || Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || 25,175,000 |
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| − | | 1976 Matte || rowspan="6" | Franklin Mint || 84,000 |
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| − | | 1976 Proof || 16,000 |
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| − | | 1976 Uncirculated || 976 |
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| − | | 1977 Matte || 84,000 |
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| − | | 1977 Proof || 7,721 |
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| − | | 1977 Uncirculated || 603 |
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| − | | 1978 || Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1978 Matte || rowspan="8" | Franklin Mint || 83,000 |
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| − | | 1978 Proof || 5,540 |
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| − | | 1978 Uncirculated || 777 |
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| − | | 1979 Matte || 84,000 |
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| − | | 1979 Proof || 2,728 |
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| − | | 1979 Uncirculated || 1,366 |
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| − | | 1980 Proof || 2,125 |
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| − | | 1980 Uncirculated || 1,160 |
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| − | | 1981 || Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1981 Matte || rowspan="4" | Franklin Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1981 Proof || 10,000 |
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| − | | 1982 Matte || Unknown |
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| − | | 1982 Proof || Unknown |
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| − | | 1983 || Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1983 Proof || rowspan="2" | Franklin Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1983 Uncirculated || 360 |
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| − | | 1984 || Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1984 Proof || Franklin Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1987 || rowspan="2" | Royal Mint<br/>Royal Australian Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1990 || Unknown |
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| − | | 1995 || rowspan="5" | Royal Canadian Mint || Unknown |
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| − | | 1996 || Unknown |
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| − | | 2001 || Unknown |
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| − | | 2002 || Unknown |
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| − | | 2004 || Unknown |
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| − | | colspan="2" | '''Total''' || 39,713,722 |
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==References== |
==References== |
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