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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Wedge-tailed Eagle - Piedfort
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 10 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II after the third portrait by Raphael David Maklouf, depicting the Queen wearing the George IV State Diadem, a drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The engraver's initials 'RDM' appear in small letters below the truncation of the bust. The legend 'ELIZABETH II' arcs along the left field and 'AUSTRALIA 1994' along the right, all set against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1994 RDM |
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The piedfort format — double-thickness blanks struck from standard dies — was revived in modern numismatics largely through the efforts of the Royal Mint of Great Britain in the early 1980s, and the Royal Australian Mint adopted the technique shortly after for prestige collector issues. This 1994 piece belongs to the Wedge-tailed Eagle series, which the RAM launched to compete directly with established bullion and collector programs like the American Eagle and the Krugerrand, targeting the growing international numismatic market rather than domestic circulation.
The piedfort's extra mass comes entirely from the blank, not any alteration to the dies — meaning the relief reads identically to the standard issue, but the coin sits noticeably heavier in the hand.