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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - 'Town Halls' Sydney Town Hall
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed architectural rendering of the facade of Sydney Town Hall occupies the central field, depicting the Victorian Second Empire-style building in low relief with its prominent clock tower and ornate stonework faithfully reproduced. The legend SYDNEY TOWN HALL arcs along the upper border, while the denomination FIVE DOLLARS is inscribed along the lower border. The designer's initials AM appear in the lower left field near the base of the building. The antiqued aluminium-zinc-bronze surface enhances the architectural detail and lends the design a historic character. |
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The "Town Halls" bullion and collector series, issued by the Royal Australian Mint in 2012, drew on a wave of civic heritage interest that coincided with several Australian cities undertaking major restoration work on their nineteenth-century municipal buildings. Sydney Town Hall, completed in 1889 after nearly two decades of fitful construction and political wrangling between competing city factions, became the anchor piece of the series. The antiqued aluminium-zinc-bronze finish was a deliberate production choice to evoke patinated architectural bronze rather than the bright strike of a circulation coin.