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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Steam Locomotive - Masterpieces in Silver
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a detailed relief of a steam locomotive, referencing historical rail transportation in Australia. The denomination 5 DOLLARS is inscribed above the central design. The locomotive is rendered with considerable mechanical detail, evoking the era of early Australian railway history. The inscriptions HILLTOP WP appear in the field, referencing the locomotive designation and the designer's initials. |
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The "Masterpieces in Silver" series from the Royal Australian Mint ran through the 1990s as a direct response to growing collector demand for high-relief, proof-quality issues that the standard annual sets couldn't satisfy. The steam locomotive subject ties to Australia's colonial-era rail expansion, particularly the competing gauge decisions made by individual colonies in the 1850s — a fragmentation that plagued freight and passenger movement well into the twentieth century and wasn't fully resolved on the main interstate lines until 1995.