1989  Queensland TEN DOLLARS

Obverse:Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Raphael Maklouf.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 1989
Reverse:Queensland Coat of Arms - Design by Horst Hahne
Legend: QUEENSLAND 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 - 48,929
Proof - 48,573
Mintmarks:None.

Valuation :
1989 Queensland TEN DOLLARS

Brilliant
Uncirc		Proof
2002

25

50

Notes:

This coin was not intended for circulation. It is the fourth 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 large, colourful, fold-out card and housed inside a special presentation envelope.

Queensland's Coat of Arms

Queensland's Coat of Arms, the oldest State Arms in Australia, was granted to the then Colony of Queensland by Queen Victoria in 1893. In fact, they were the first Arms assigned to any British possession since Charles II granted Jamaica its Arms in 1661.

The Coat of Arms is a heraldic device, symbolising the Queen's constitutional authority in the State.

In line with economic trends in the nineteenth century, primary industries take pride of place on the Arms. But the Arms remain appropriate today as primary industries still dominate the Queensland economy, particularly in the export sector.

Rural activities are represented by a sheaf of wheat, and the heads of a bull and a ram, as well as by two stalks of sugar cane. The importance of mining is indicated by a column of gold rising from a heap of quartz.

The State motto, Audax at Fidelis, meaning Bold but faithful. (Bold, Aye, and Faithful Too) is embodied in the description of the Coat of Arms. The Coat of Arms was given a more modern rendering when the supporters, the red deer and the brolga, were assigned in 1977, the Queen's Jubilee year. The brolga is one of Queensland's most distinctive native birds. The red deer was introduced from the royal herds near London.

The State's floral emblem is the Cooktown orchid (Dendrobium bigibbum), proclaimed in 1959, and its faunal emblem is the koala (Phascolarctos cinereus), proclaimed in 1971. The State has no official bird emblem and no proclaimed colours, but sporting teams traditionally use the colour maroon for uniforms and pennants.

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