Issued as part of Australia's 2000 Sydney Olympics commemorative program, this piece is one of a large series covering individual sports — archery among them. The Royal Australian Mint produced multiple collector-oriented strikes across different finishes for the Olympics series, and circulation examples entered the market alongside them, creating a sprawling release that tested collector patience at the time. The series was commercially aggressive by any measure.
KM#359 belongs to a cohort now largely traded as affordable modern commemoratives rather than serious numismatic targets.
Issued as part of Australia's 2000 Sydney Olympics commemorative program, this piece is one of a large series covering individual sports — archery among them. The Royal Australian Mint produced multiple collector-oriented strikes across different finishes for the Olympics series, and circulation examples entered the market alongside them, creating a sprawling release that tested collector patience at the time. The series was commercially aggressive by any measure.
KM#359 belongs to a cohort now largely traded as affordable modern commemoratives rather than serious numismatic targets.