Summary

Australia
Ten Cent coin 1966
Mint: Royal Australian, Canberra

The Canberra mint struck 10,984,000 ten cent pieces in 1966 and the Royal Mint struck 30,000,000. There are no mint marks to differentiate the different productions, but the number of spikes on the lyrebirds plume before it curves up towards the rim (at 12 O'clock) varies. This coin came from Canberra, the plume has four spikes, the London coins have five.

Physical Description

A cupro-nickel coin (23.6 mm diameter with milled edge) featuring on the obverse a diademed bust of Elizabeth II facing right; around, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966. The reverse features a lyrebird seen facing left with its tail plumes expanded forward over its head. The denomination numeral 10 is above the head of the bird and the artist's initials SD are below, in the field beside its right foot.

Obverse Description

Diademed bust of Elizabeth II right; around, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1966

Reverse Description

Lyrebird seen facing left with its tail plumes expanded forward over its head. The denomination numeral 10 is above the head of the bird and the artist's initials SD are below, in the field beside its right foot.

Edge Description

Milled

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