2013 $1 Ludwig Leichhardt Australia Germany Joint Issue PNC Silver - 2oz Bullion having served in every conflict

having served in every conflict and commitment involving Australian defence contingents since Federation

The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

as well as obverses presented as they were back in 1998 when Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait was introduced

The depiction of a dove in flight and the word ‘peace’ in Korean pays tribute to the intent behind this historic period

and encourages us all to connect with the night skies and ponder our place in the universe

2013 $1 Ludwig Leichhardt Australia Germany Joint Issue PNC Silver - 2oz Bullion having served in every conflict2013 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of German naturalist and explorer Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt (1813 1848), an explorer and naturalist whose mysterious disappearance in the Australian outback has entered the nation's mythology. Leichhardt undertook three major expeditions, the last of which was an ill fated attempt to cross the continent east west from the Condamine River to the Swan River.