New Coin Issues

Celebrating 50 Years of the Sydney Opera House

The Royal Australian Mint has released a collection of five commemorative coins to celebrate the 50th anniversary of what is arguably Australia’s most famous building, the Sydney Opera House. The collection includes an uncirculated 50 cent coin, a selectively gold plated 50 cent silver proof coin, a $100 gold proof domed coin, a $1 silver investment coin and a $100 gold investment coin.

Each coin depicts the iconic building as viewed from the west with the 50th anniversary Sydney Opera House logo above. The obverse of the coins feature the memorial design of the late Queen Elizabeth II by designer Jody Clark.

In addition to the design mentioned above, the uncirculated 50 cent and selectively gold plated 50 cent silver proof coins feature celebratory confetti and stylised rippled water of Sydney’s harbour above and below the main Opera House image, respectively.