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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Sydney Opera House
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed and finely rendered depiction of the Sydney Opera House as viewed from Sydney Harbour, showcasing the building's iconic shell-shaped sail roofs rising prominently above the podium structure. The harbour waters in the foreground reflect the building in stylized horizontal striations, while wispy clouds are visible in the sky above. The legend SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE arcs along the upper border, and the denomination 10 DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower border, both separated from the central design by a raised inner rim. Dot stops punctuate the legend on either side of the denomination. |
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| Reverse lettering | SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE 10 DOLLARS |
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The Sydney Opera House took 14 years to build, ran roughly 1,357% over its original budget, and its architect Jørn Utzon resigned in 1966 under government pressure and never returned to see the completed structure. By 1997, when this piece was struck, the building had already become a UNESCO World Heritage listing candidate — formal inscription came in 2007.
The Royal Australian Mint's commemorative silver program in the late 1990s was notably inconsistent in mintage discipline, and KM#353 is not among the more aggressively limited issues of the series.