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Australian, 1996 $10 Ten Dollars, Silver Piedfort Proof 'Endangered Species' "The Southern Right Whale" Boxed with Certificate FDC

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This 1995 $10 10 Dollars coin is part of 'Australia's Endangered Species' minted in as a Piedfort sterling silver coin depicting 'The Southern Right Wale (Eubalaena Australis). A protected species, the Southern Right Wales can be seen in waters along the southern coastline of Australia from Perth to Sydney. Recently reclassified as 'Vulnerable', it exists in very limited number and is still under threat of extinction. Growing up to 18 metres in length and weighing up to 80 tonnes, it is a slow swimmer, making it easy pray for whalers. Usually black in colour, some have white spots on their head and back. Large callosities along the jaw identify individual animals.

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