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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Kookaburra - Silver - High Relief
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 1997-1998 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The third definitive effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, as sculpted by Raphael Maklouf, facing right and wearing the historic King George IV State Diadem. The Queen's draped bust is rendered in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 10 DOLLARS, with the designer's initials RDM appearing below the truncation. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 10 OZ. 999 SILVER P 1997 |
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The High Relief Kookaburra was introduced in 1997 as a premium variant within the Perth Mint's existing bullion Kookaburra program, distinguished by its deeply struck fields and elevated design — a technically demanding process that required additional die pressure and significantly higher rejection rates at the press. The two-year span of KM#494 reflects production across both the 1997 and 1998 issues under the same catalog reference, though the reverse design changed annually as it did throughout the series.
Mintages for these high relief strikes were substantially lower than the standard 10-dollar Kookaburras produced in the same period.