
Obverse: | Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 2000 5 DOLLARS |
Reverse: | Reaching the World - Sport & the Arts - Design by Stuart Devlin
Legend: Sydney 2000 |
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Edge: | Plain - with edge lettering.
Legend: GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD |
| Weight: | 31.635 grams. |
| Size: | 40.50 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | .925 Silver |
| Mintage: | 100,000 - Perth |
| Mintmarks: | P on reverse. |
Valuation : 2000 Olympics Silver $5 - Reaching the World - Sport & the Arts
Notes:
Issued in October, 1999, this coin is the ninth in a 16 Coin Sydney 2000 Silver Proof Collection produced jointly by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and the Perth Mint. The coin was encapsulated and housed in a plush blue-green leatherette presentation case.
10,000 of the coins offered were included in a 3 coin mixed metal Olympic proof set and a further 3,000 were included in a 24-coin Olympic Millennium Collection. The coin was also included in an 8-Coin Olympics Cultural Collection.
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