Elizabeth II - 10 Cents 1974 - Australia

Country: Australia
Queen: Elizabeth II (1952-Date)
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1974 (1966-1984)
Value: 10 Cents (0.10)
Currency: Dollar (1966-2019)
Composition: Copper-Nickel
Weight: 5.6 g
Diameter: 23.6 mm
Mintage: 46,550,000
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
Grade: AU53
References: KM# 65, Schön# 52

Obverse:
2nd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 1974

Designer: Arnold Machin. 

Reverse:
Male Superb Lyrebird (Menura novaehollandiae), value superimposed.

Lettering: 10 SD

Designer: Stuart Devlin. 

Edge:
Reeded.

Mints:
Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)
Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
Royal Mint, Llantrisant, United Kingdom (1968-date)

Comments:
This Copper-nickel 10 cent coin was first released into circulation by the RAM in 1966. This coin has the standard Stuart Devlin Lyrebird reverse but was updated with the Ralph David Makleouf obverse in 1985. The RDM Obverse was used until 1998 when it was also replaced with the Ian Rank-Broadley obverse.

In 2019 a special release was issued to commemorate "Effigies Over Time" The Arnold Machin effigy was chosen to be used on the 10 cent coin in the set dated 2019.

The Lyrebird is endemic to South East Australia and was introduced to Tasmania in the 1930s. It is able to imitated perfectly numerous other species and sounds.

Riferimento : KM# 65, Schön# 52

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Collezione : Elizabeth II - Queen of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)