The 2009 World Masters Games were held in Sydney, drawing over 28,000 athletes aged 35 and older across 28 sports — at the time the largest multi-sport event ever staged in Australia by participation count. Perth Mint's use of pad printing on this issue, a technique borrowed from industrial transfer printing, allowed color application directly onto the struck surface without a separate enamel inlay process.
The 2009 World Masters Games were held in Sydney, drawing over 28,000 athletes aged 35 and older across 28 sports — at the time the largest multi-sport event ever staged in Australia by participation count. Perth Mint's use of pad printing on this issue, a technique borrowed from industrial transfer printing, allowed color application directly onto the struck surface without a separate enamel inlay process.