10 Cent Piece (Australia)
Value:	0.10 AUD
Mass:	5.65 g
Diameter:	23.60 mm
Thickness:	2.00 mm
Edge:	milled
Composition:	75%Copper, 25% Ni
Years of Minting:	1966–present
Catalog Number:	-
Obverse
Design:	Queen Elizabeth II, Australia's Queen
Designer:	Arnold Machin
Design Date:	1966
Reverse
Design:	Lyrebird
Designer:	Stuart Devlin
Design Date:	1966

The Australian 10 cent coin is the second least valued coin in circulation and also the second most produced coin. There have been no commemoratives for this denomination. Years without issue were 1986, 1987, 1995 and 1996. The lowest mintage was 1985 with only 2.1 million coins. The image of a male Superb Lyrebird is displayed as the female has less striking tail features. The family Menuridae only occur on the Australian east-coast and consist of 2 species. ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... BIC pen cap, about 1 gram. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... General Name, Symbol, Number copper, Cu, 29 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 11, 4, d Appearance metallic pinkish red Atomic mass 63. ... General Name, Symbol, Number nickel, Ni, 28 Chemical series transition metals Group, Period, Block 10, 4, d Appearance lustrous, metallic and silvery with a gold tinge Atomic mass 58. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... Elizabeth II, Queen of Australia, in 1952 and 2002 The title Queen of Australia has existed since 1973, when the Parliament of Australia passed the Royal Style and Titles Act (1973). ... Arnold Machin (30 September 1911 _ 9 March 1999) was a British artist, sculptor, coin and stamp designer. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links Lyrebird-on-reverse-of-Australian-10-cent-coin. ... Species Menura novaehollandiae Menura alberti A Lyrebird is either of two species of ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ... Image File history File links Australian_Ten_Cents. ... Binomial name Menura novaehollandiae Latham, 1802 The Superb Lyrebird, Menura novaehollandiae is a pheasant-sized bird, up to 100cm long, with brown upper body plumage, grayish brown below and strong legs. ... Genera Menura A Lyrebird is either of two large ground-dwelling Australian birds, most notable for their extraordinary ability to mimic natural and artificial sounds from their environment. ...

Reference

• (2000) Ian W. Pitt: Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 19th ed., Chippendale, N.S.W.: Renniks Publications. ISBN 0-9585574-4-6. 

Chippendale is a small inner suburb of Sydney, Australia, sandwiched between Broadway to the north and Cleveland Street to the south, and Sydney Central railway station to the east and the University of Sydney to the west. ...