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10 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Land Down Under; Opera House
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2013 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a side elevation view of the Sydney Opera House as the central motif, superimposed over a colourised pad-printed map of Australia rendered with decorative fireworks imagery evoking national celebration. The inscription THE LAND DOWN UNDER arcs prominently across the upper field, while the weight and fineness notation 10 OZ 999 SILVER appears in the lower field. The mint mark NM P is incorporated into the design field. |
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| Mintage | 2013 P - Proof - Coloured - 333 |
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The "Land Down Under" series used pad printing — a process borrowed from industrial manufacturing — to apply color directly to the coin surface without enamel or plating. For a mint with Australia's technical reputation, it was a deliberate pivot toward mass-market collectibility rather than traditional die craft, and opinions among serious collectors remain divided.
The Sydney Opera House opened in 1973 after a construction saga that consumed twenty years, multiple architects, and a lottery specifically created to fund it.