10 Dollars - Elizabeth II - Southern White Rhinoceros - 3rd Portrait, Australian Endangered Species (1996)
Features
| Denomination | 10 Dollars |
| Catalog Number | KM# P8 |
| Weight (g) | 40 |
| Diameter (mm) | 34.1 |
| Thickness (mm) | 5.1 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Composition: | Silver (.925) |
| Not Magnetic | |
| Metal Value (USD) | 98.51 |
| Currency Value (USD) | 7.05 |
| Orientation | Medal orientation ↑↑ |
| Commemorative | |
| Non Circulating | |
| Calendar | Gregorian |
Obverse
Engraved by Raphael David Maklouf
Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1996
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, "1996."
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1996
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, "1996."
Reverse
Engraved by Vladimir Gottwald
Lettering:
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE
VG
10 DOLLARS
Description:
The reverse design features a southern right whale mother accompanied by her brindle calf gracefully swimming in the beautiful clear ocean depths, their bodies engraved with striking detail, a long arching mouth that begins above the eye and the callosities found on their heads (large colonies of cyamids or whale lice and have a white color) . Stylized aquatic elements including wave-like patterns, around above its name "SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE" and the denomination "10 DOLLARS" is below the image. The designer's monogram (VG) appear discreetly left.
SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE
VG
10 DOLLARS
Description:
The reverse design features a southern right whale mother accompanied by her brindle calf gracefully swimming in the beautiful clear ocean depths, their bodies engraved with striking detail, a long arching mouth that begins above the eye and the callosities found on their heads (large colonies of cyamids or whale lice and have a white color) . Stylized aquatic elements including wave-like patterns, around above its name "SOUTHERN RIGHT WHALE" and the denomination "10 DOLLARS" is below the image. The designer's monogram (VG) appear discreetly left.
Edge
Description:
Reeded
Reeded
| Year | Mintage | Comment | Rarity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14,000 | Royal Australian Mint, Proof - Piedfort | Unknown |