5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Equestrian

Features

Issuer	Australia
Queen	Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	2000
Value	5 Dollars 5 AUD = USD 3.21
Currency	Dollar (1966-date)
Composition	Aluminium bronze
Weight	20 g
Diameter	38.74 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 19258
References	KM# 434 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Equestrian

Series: 2000 Summer Olympics Sydney

Obverse

4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2000
IRB

Designer: Ian Rank-Broadley

Reverse

Depiction of a rider on horse jumping over an obstacle in an Equestrian event. Small Olympic Rings under the Sydney 2000 logo middle left of the coin.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5 DOLLARS
Sydney 2000

Edge

Milled

Mints

	Perth Mint, Australia (1899-date)
	Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date)

Comments

This coin was released as a joint collaboration between the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mint to celebrate the holding of the XXVII Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia in the year 2000. This is coin 22 in a set of 28 that depict all 28 sports held at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. Coins were all dated 2000 but were released between 1997 and 2000. Some were available separately and some were only available in a set of the full 28 coins in a special album. Interestingly some had the Maklouf Obverse and some had the Rank-Broadly Obverse.

The coin was also issued in an individually wrapped coin and pin set (this is no. 27 out of 28 in the set). Issue was limited to 5000 sets.

Coin 22 represents Equestrian - The only Olympic sport in which competitors combine with animals, Equestrian ranges from the grace and precision of Dressage and Jumping to the gruelling Three-Day event.

Full metal composition is (Cu 92%, Al 6%, Ni 2%).

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Date	Mintage	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
2000	100 000	$ 7.30	BU in Coincard	95%
2000	5 000		BU in Coincard with Pin	2%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Sold price
	Katz Auction 106 Lot 656	27 Dec 2023	Undetermined	USD 12.55 (EUR 11.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 92 Lot 1807	15 Aug 2023	Undetermined	USD 6.84 (EUR 6.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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