1987  New South Wales TEN DOLLARS

Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1987
Reverse:New South Wales Coat of Arms - Design by Horst Hahne
Legend: COAT OF ARMS NEW SOUTH WALES - 10 DOLLARS.
Edge:Reeded - continuous mill.
Weight:20.0 grams (308.7 grains).
Size:34.0 mm (diameter).
Composition:Sterling Silver - 92.5% Silver, 7.5% Copper.
Silver Content:.5949 oz.
Mintage:Canberra: Uncirculated - 55,000
Proof - 50,500
Mintmarks:None.

Valuation :
1987 New South Wales TEN DOLLARS

Brilliant
Uncirc		Proof
2002

25

50

Notes:

This coin was not intended for circulation. It is the third in a series of eight ten dollar coins issued between 1985 and 1993 displaying the Coat of Arms of Australian States and Territories.

The proof version was encapsulated and distributed in a hinged lid presentation case while the uncirculated, speciman coin was released sealed on a small card and housed inside a blue plastic presentation satchel.

New South Wales' Coat of Arms

King Edward VII granted a Coat of Arms to the State of New South Wales in 1906. The description of the Arms embodies the motto, Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Bright Thou Shinest).

The State's floral emblem is the waratah (Telopea speciosissima), proclaimed in 1962.

The bird emblem, the kookaburra (Dacelo gigas), and the faunal emblem, the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), were both proclaimed in 1971. There are no official State colours, but sporting teams traditionally wear blue, the colour of the field on the State badge.

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