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 portraits of Queen Elizabeth II: Machin's design from 1966 to 1984, Maklouf's design from 1985 to 1998, Rank-Broadley's design from 1999 to 2015 and 2017, and Clark's design since 2019.