10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Snowy Mountains Tunnel in Construction

10 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Snowy Mountains Tunnel in Construction) - obverse10 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Snowy Mountains Tunnel in Construction) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Australia
Queen Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1999
Value 10 Dollars
10 AUD = USD 6.52
Currency Dollar (1966-date)
Composition Silver (.999)
Weight 20.77 g
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness 2.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number
N#
177809
References KM# 414
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

Snowy Mountains Scheme

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA
1999
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Within an outer ring that contains wording and the denomination is a scene depicting construction workers using various construction equipment.
Centre of the coin has a depiction of a tunnel in construction with rail tracks

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THE SNOWY MOUNTAINS SCHEME
10 DOLLARS
VG

Designer: Vladimir Gottwald

Edge

Smooth

10 Dollars - Elizabeth II (4th Portrait - Snowy Mountains Tunnel in Construction) -  obverse

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Mint

Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

The RAM released this NCLT Fine Silver (.999) coin in 1999 as part of a 2 coin reverse frosted proof set.
The set was commemorating the Snowy Mountains Scheme and this coin featured construction workers and a finished tunnel that was constructed as part of the scheme.
The second coin features a scene showing a construction worker in front of a Dam Wall & Alpine Lake with the Snowy Mountains in the background.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1999  20 000 $ 21 Proof Reverse Frosted in 2 Coin Set

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