10 Dollars - Elizabeth II - First Fleet Bicentenary - 3rd Portrait (1988)
Features
| Denomination | 10 Dollars |
| Catalog Number | KM# 103 |
| Weight (g) | 20 |
| Diameter (mm) | 34 |
| Thickness (mm) | 2.55 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.925) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 49.26 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 7.05 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Raphael David Maklouf
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1988
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "1988".
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1988
RDM
Description:
Third crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem framed by inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the coin's mintage year, "1988".
Reverse
Engraved by Stuart Devlin
Lettering:
10
DOLLARS
SD
Description:
The reverse vividly depicts the historic first fleet scene: a detailed sailing ships anchored in the harbor, with rigging, masts, layered sails, and deck planks finely engraved, in the foreground, rowboat with nine figures dressed in period attire standing and rowing aboard it. The face value "10 DOLLARS" is inscribed above left and the monogram of the designer (SD) at the bottom.
10
DOLLARS
SD
Description:
The reverse vividly depicts the historic first fleet scene: a detailed sailing ships anchored in the harbor, with rigging, masts, layered sails, and deck planks finely engraved, in the foreground, rowboat with nine figures dressed in period attire standing and rowing aboard it. The face value "10 DOLLARS" is inscribed above left and the monogram of the designer (SD) at the bottom.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 111,497 | Royal Australian Mint, BU | Unknown |
| 1988 | 80,099 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof | Unknown |