FCC ~ AUSTRALIA ~ COMMEMORATIVE COIN ~ 1 DOLLAR ~ 1999 ~ INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS

DESIGN :  

OBVERSE  : 4th PORTRAIT OD QUEEN ELIZABETH II FACING RIGHT  SUROUNDED BY THE INCRIPTIONS “ELIZABETH II” & “AUSTRALIA 1999” AND “IRB” BELOW THE PORTRAIT.

REVERSE  : DESIGN WITHIN A CIRCLE : STYLISED SWIRLING LOGO OF THE UNITED NATIONS SYMBOL FOR THE ‘INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS’  ON CROSSED BRANCHES, “Australia 1999″ ABOVE AND “1 DOLLAR” BELOW IT. THE INSCRIPTION “towards a society for all ages” AND “INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF OLDER PERSONS” ON UPPER AND LOWER PERIPHERY RESPCTIVELY. 

ऐतिहासिक महत्व :

HISTORICAL IMPORTANCE  :  

The United Nations declared 1999 as the International Year of Older Persons (IYOP). Australians joined to acknowledge the Year by embracing the theme ‘Australia towards a society for all ages’. In an ageing Australia the theme recognized the importance of fostering intergenerational activities and understanding to create a balance between tradition and innovation in economic, social and cultural development. The logo featured on the IYOP coin in this set has great symbolic significance, emphasizing vitality, diversity and interdependence. The image also illustrates movement and progression. Mint sculptor Wojciech Pietranik re-created the logo on the reverse of this coin, while lan Rank-Broadley designed the new effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.