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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 |
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| Thickness | 3.1 mm |
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| Obverse description | Third portrait effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland tiara, a pearl drop earring, and a pearl necklace. The bust is draped and rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof field. The engraver's initials RDM appear below the truncation. The legend ELIZABETH II is inscribed to the left, with AUSTRALIA 1993 arcing along the right periphery, all in raised Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central portrait bust of Dutch explorer Abel Tasman facing slightly left, wearing a period lace collar characteristic of 17th-century attire, rendered against a stylised outline map of Australia and New Zealand in the field. The denomination 5 DOLLARS appears in raised lettering to the upper right, and the explorer's name ABEL TASMAN is inscribed in the lower left of the field. The composition conveys a cartographic and historical theme commemorating Tasman's voyages of discovery to the Australasian region. |
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