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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Betty Cuthbert - Frosted Proof
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Weight | 20.77 g |
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| Reverse description | A frosted full-length figure of sprint athlete Betty Cuthbert is depicted in mid-stride within a raised inner circle, rendered in fine relief against a polished field. The inscription BETTY CUTHBERT appears in the lower portion of the inner circle. The legend AUSTRALIA'S GREATEST OLYMPICS arcs along the upper periphery, with the year 1956 along the right, commemorating her triple gold medal performance at the Melbourne Olympic Games. The denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower exergue, with the engraver's initials HH visible in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIA`S GREATEST OLYMPICS 1956 BETTY CUTHBERT 10 DOLLARS HH |
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Betty Cuthbert won four Olympic gold medals across two Games — three sprints at Melbourne in 1956, then a comeback gold in the 400 metres at Tokyo in 1964 after years of injury and retirement. The Royal Australian Mint issued this piece as part of its ongoing Athletics Legends series, which used the frosted proof finish to distinguish portrait detail from field. Cuthbert was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1969, a fact that made her Tokyo performance, achieved five years earlier, all the more striking in retrospect.