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2000 Twenty Dollars BiMetal Colour Millennium Coin |
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Obverse: | Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Ian Rank-Broadley. Legend: ELIZABETH. II. AUSTRALIA 20 DOLLARS |
Reverse: | Australasia & International Date Line in colour - Design by ???. Legend: THIRD MILLENNIUM FIRST DAY - 2000 |
| Edge: | Reeded - continuous mill. |
| Weight: | 13.40 grams. |
| Size: | 32.10 mm (diameter) 4.50 mm (thickness). |
| Composition: | Outer Ring: .999 Fine Silver ; Inner Plug: .999 Fine Gold. |
| Gold Content: Silver Content: | 0.270 oz. 0.161 oz. |
| Mintage: | Perth - 7,500. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation :
2000 $20 - BiMetal Colour Millennium Coin
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| Proof like |
| 2000 | 500 |
Notes:
This coin was issued to commemmorate the dawn of a new millennium with the arrival of the year 2000. The coin features a pure gold centrepiece with a reverse design depicting a satellite view of Earth centered over the most northerly point of Australia. The silver border carries the inscription 'Third Millennium First Day 2000'. A companion $1 millennium 1oz silver coin was also released by the Perth Mint.The image of the Earth in the gold centrepiece is divided into two areas separated by the International Dateline. The area to the west is experiencing the first day of the third millennium, pad printed with the date 01-01-2000. The area to the east, which is still in the last day of the 20th century, is pad printed in deep ocean blue, with the date 31-12-1999. The coin also highlights the city of Gisborne in New Zealand, the first city to see the first light of the year 2000.
The Perth Mint gave each purchaser of the coin the opportunity to have their name and coin certificate number recorded in a special Australian Millennium Register. The register, placed on display at the Mint before being archived, will be accessible to future generations, providing a link to Australia's millennium celebrations.
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