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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Sydney 2000 Series - Silver Proof
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse description | Fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara, as sculpted by Ian Rank-Broadley. The sovereign's mature portrait is presented in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The surrounding legend reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000 5 DOLLARS, with the engraver's initials IRB truncated below the portrait. |
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| Reverse description | A frill-necked lizard (Chlamydosaurus kingii) is depicted in high relief at centre, its distinctive neck frill fully extended, set within a circular wreath of native Australian foliage rendered in fine detail against a deeply mirrored proof field. Below the central device, a coloured rectangular cartouche bears the official Sydney 2000 Olympic Games logo, incorporating the colour-printed five Olympic rings. The Perth Mint privy mark 'P' appears within the wreath to the lower left of the lizard. |
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| Edge | Inscription |
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