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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Hockey
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | The third effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, modelled by Raphael Maklouf, faces right wearing the King George IV State Diadem and a draped neckline. The legend ELIZABETH II arcs across the upper field, with AUSTRALIA and the date 2000 completing the inscription below. The designer's initials RDM appear to the lower right of the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic depiction of a female field hockey player in full stride, controlling the ball with a hockey stick. The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games logo appears in the lower right field, with the five Olympic rings rendered beneath it. The denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed in the lower field, accompanied by the legend SYDNEY 2000. The design celebrates Australia's participation as host nation of the 2000 Summer Olympic Games. |
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Issued to mark the Sydney 2000 Olympics, this piece is one of a sprawling series of Australian five-dollar commemoratives released across 1999–2000 covering individual sports. The Royal Australian Mint produced multiple designs in both base metal and silver, and the aluminium bronze circulation-quality strikes were distributed through coin folders sold at newsagents and Australia Post outlets rather than through normal banking channels — meaning many examples saw no circulation whatsoever and survive in essentially unhandled condition.