The opal is Australia’s national gemstone, and today the vast majority of the world’s precious opals are sourced here. These beautiful gems are unique for their remarkable play of colour, produced by the diffraction and interference of light by the
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Obverse description
Blue outer ring with a photograph of Dark Crystal Opal from Lightning Ridge, NSW in the centre, taken by Valentine McDonald on behalf of the Brisbane Opal Museum.
