10 Cents - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1985-1998
Value	10 Cents 0.10 AUD = USD 0.06
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Copper-nickel (75% Copper, 25% Nickel)
Weight	5.66 g
Diameter	23.6 mm
Thickness	1.76 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 2561
References	KM# 81, Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14^th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States. And 5 more volumes. Schön# 68 Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.

Obverse

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1985
RDM

Designer: Raphael David Maklouf

Reverse

Male Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), value superimposed.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
10
SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin

Edge

Reeded

Mint

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

Comments

This Copper-nickel 10 cent coin was first released into circulation by the RAM in 1966 with the standard Stuart Devlin Lyrebird reverse. It originally had the Arnold Machin 2nd Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse but in 1985 it was updated with the Ralph David Makleouf 3rd Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II obverse. The RDM Obverse was used until 1998 when it was also replaced with the Ian Rank-Broadley 4th Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.

This coin was not issued into circulation in 1986, 1987, 1995 & 1996. It was included in every UNC & Proof Year Set between 1985 & 1998 as well as some Baby Year Sets and Coin Fair Sets.

A Fine Silver (.999) Proof version of this coin was released in the 1991 Masterpieces in Silver Set.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1985	170 000								0.7%	BU Year Set
1985	2 100 000			$ 0.06					5%	Circulation
1985	74 089								0.8%	Proof Year Set
1986	180 000							$ 2.40	1.6%	BU Year Set
1986	67 000							$ 3.10	1.1%	Proof Year Set
1987	200 000							$ 2.40	1.7%	BU Year Set
1987	69 684							$ 0.85	0.6%	Proof Year Set
1988	10 000								0.02%	BU Sydney Coin Fair Set
1988	240 000								0.8%	BU Year Set
1988	48 083 500	$ 0.22	$ 0.22	$ 0.26	$ 0.26	$ 0.52	$ 0.73	$ 1.00	31%	Circulation
1988	3 000								0.02%	Proof Coin Fair Set
1988	101 518							$ 3.20	1.3%	Proof Year Set
1989	150 602								0.5%	BU Year Set
1989	43 510 300			$ 0.07	$ 0.18	$ 0.63	$ 0.68	$ 0.94	24%	Circulation
1989	5 000								0.05%	Proof Coin Fair Set
1989	67 618								0.9%	Proof Year Set
1990	103 766								0.4%	BU Year Set
1990	25 038 000			$ 0.07	$ 0.29	$ 0.29	$ 1.20	$ 1.30	18%	Circulation
1990	1 985								0.10%	Proof Coin Fair Set
1990	51 015								0.6%	Proof Year Set
1991	200								0.02%	BU Singapore Coin Fair Set
1991	147 700								1.1%	BU Year Set
1991	4 800 000				$ 0.14				6%	Circulation
1991	1 000								0.05%	Proof Singapore Coin Fair Set
1991	41 490								0.5%	Proof Year Set
1992	118 528							$ 9.80	0.5%	BU Year Set
1992	46 739 500		$ 0.17	$ 0.22	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.73		27%	Circulation
1992	56 367								0.8%	Proof Year Set
1993	27 000								0.02%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1993	86 068								0.4%	BU Year Set
1993	23 093 300			$ 0.10	$ 0.21	$ 0.91	$ 0.93		16%	Circulation
1993	40 255								0.5%	Proof Year Set
1994	39 958								0.10%	BU Gumnut Baby set
1994	91 942							$ 1.60	0.4%	BU Year Set
1994	43 726 000		$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.23	$ 0.23	$ 1.00		16%	Circulation
1994	39 004								0.5%	Proof Year Set
1995	36 190								0.02%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1995	96 079								0.7%	BU Year Set
1995	6 704								0.07%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1995	41 000								0.5%	Proof Year Set
1996	25 717								0.07%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1996	108 773								0.7%	BU Year Set
1996	3 985								0.05%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1996	33 350								0.4%	Proof Year Set
1997	27 421								0.02%	BU Gumnut Baby Set
1997	71 022								0.4%	BU Year Set
1997	5 699 000				$ 0.06				6%	Circulation
1997	3 617								0.02%	Proof Gumnut Baby Set
1997	32 543								0.3%	Proof Year Set
1998	31 810								0.05%	BU Koala Baby Set
1998	74 108							$ 4.50	0.7%	BU Year Set
1998	47 989 000		$ 0.08	$ 0.08	$ 0.26	$ 0.31	$ 0.35	$ 1.00	27%	Circulation
1998	5 269								0.12%	Proof Koala Baby Set
1998	32 225								0.6%	Proof Year Set

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