| Coin | Platinum Tenth Ounce 2006 Discover Australia - Sturt's Desert Rose |
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The Australian tenth-ounce platinum piece (abbreviated as 1/10 oz and designated with Pt for "Platinum") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products.
Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used.
This 1/10oz (tenth-ounce) platinum coin is part of the 2012 Discover Australia Coin Series by the Perth Mint and features the Sturt's Desert Rose flower. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage |
1,713
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA · 15 DOLLARS ·.
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The reverse of the coin is coloured and depicts at its centre a flower.
Around above, the name of the series: DISCOVER AUSTRALIA.
Around below, the precious metal content 1/10 oz 9995 PLATINUM (one tenth of a troy ounce of 99.95% platinum), the date of issue 2006, and the name of the flower: STURT'S DESERT ROSE. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
DISCOVER AUSTRALIA 1/10 oz 9995 PLATINUM 2006 STURT'S DESERT ROSE |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof, coloured. |
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