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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 2000 Paralympic Celebration Coin
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as modelled by Ian Rank-Broadley. The legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000 arcs along the upper periphery, with the denomination 1 DOLLAR and the designer's initials IRB appearing in the lower field. The portrait is rendered in fine relief against a polished field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000 IRB 1 DOLLAR |
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Issued to mark the Sydney 2000 Paralympic Games, which were held in October of that year immediately following the Olympics — the first time a host city had committed contractually to staging both events at the same scale and in the same venues. The Royal Australian Mint produced this piece as part of a broader commemorative program that was, by volume and variety, one of the most ambitious coin series Australia had undertaken for a single sporting event.
The Sydney Games are widely credited with reshaping public perception of Paralympic sport, drawing television audiences that dwarfed any previous edition.