The obverse has displayed different designs featuring the head of Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia: from 1966 to 1984, the head by Arnold Machin; from 1985 to 1998, the head by Raphael Maklouf; from 1999 to 2015, and 2017, the head by Ian Rank-Broadley and since 2019, the head by Jody Clark.
The obverse side of Australian coins has featured different designs featuring Queen Elizabeth II's portrait from 1966 to 1984 with Arnold Machin's design, then Raphael Maklouf's design from 1985 to 1998.  Ian Rank-Broadley designed the obverse from 1999 to 2015 and 2017, and Jody Clark has been designing it since 2019.