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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait, Sinking of the General Grant, Gold Proof
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of New Zealand |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II NEW ZEALAND RDM 1996 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The General Grant, an American bark, wrecked on the Auckland Islands in May 1866 while en route from Melbourne to London carrying a consignment of gold. Of the 83 people aboard, only 15 survived. A rescue attempt years later recovered almost nothing — but persistent rumours of undiscovered gold in the wreck's sea cave location have driven at least a dozen salvage expeditions since, none successful.
New Zealand's commemorative gold program in the 1990s leaned heavily on maritime disaster subjects. The proof mintage for this issue was tightly limited.