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Australia Common Wombat

2010-P Proof Silver One Dollar reverse 2010-P Proof Silver One Dollar obverse

2010-P Proof Silver One Dollar

Mintage:4,190
Reverse Designer:Perth Mint Design Obverse Designer:Ian Rank-Broadley Size:38mm Weight:31.1g Composition:99.99% Silver

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The Common Wombat piece was released in 2010 as part of the Perth mint's Discover Australia - Dreaming series. The series celebrated some of Australia's most iconic animals in the style of Indigenous artist Darryl Bellotti. The reverse of this particular coin depicts a stylised Common Wombat with a coloured pattern background and the legend 'DISCOVER AUSTRALIA - 2010 COMMON WOMBAT 1OZ 999 SILVER.' The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II with the legend 'ELIZABETH II - AUSTRALIA - 1 DOLLAR.'

There are three species of Wombat that can be found across Australia: common, northern hairy-nosed, and southern hairy-nosed. The common wombat generally lives in wet partly forested areas while the southern hairy nosed is more likely to be found in dry open country. All wombats produce sophisticated burrows which, despite being solitary animals, they occasionally share with others. Unlike the quite secure common wombat, the northern hairy-nosed is critically endangered with all being located within 3 square kilometres of land in Epping Forst National Park, Queensland. It is estimated that there is around 230 northern hairy-nosed wombats remaining.

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