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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Abel Tasman - Masterpieces in Silver
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1993 - Proof in Masterpieces in Silver Set - 12,349 |
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Abel Tasman reached the coast of what Europeans would call Van Diemen's Land in November 1642, becoming the first European to sight the island now known as Tasmania — yet he never set foot on it and left without realizing it was an island at all. The 1993 RAM Masterpieces in Silver series was a proof-quality program aimed squarely at the collector market, with strictly limited mintages and no circulation intent.
Tasman sailed under commission from the Dutch East India Company, searching for a southern continent rich enough to justify trade routes.