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Australia Olympic Stadium

2000-P Proof One Hundred Dollar

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This Stadium commemorative gold coin is one piece from a set of eight, which were issued to celebrate Australia staging the Olympic Games in Sydney, 2000. The series is called Olympic Gold and was released in celebration of the Olympic games. The eight coins were released in the year 2000 following a successful completion of the games. The coins were struck into gold with a weight of 10 grams. This was the first set of gold coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint and the series is a popular one.

The reverse of this coin was designed by Stuart Devlin and has the official Sydney 2000 Olympics logo with the famous five rings at the base. The main design of this coin entitled Athlete contains the artists impression of a sprinter taking instruction about his starts. Around the outer circle there are many items used in the Olympics including a football, a tennis racquet, a hockey stick and boxing gloves. There is the legend "DEDICATION" at the top. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing and crowned with the legend running around the outer circle that reads "ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000 100 DOLLARS". The set was issued in a wooden presentation box that also houses the additional seven coins to complete the set. Inside the lid of the box was the insignia of The Perth Mint and The Royal Australian Mint. A Certificate of Authenticity was also included.

Olympic Gold 100 Dollar Commemorative Coin Collection

The original Olympic Games took place about 3,500 years ago but they didn't last. It was originally held during a religious festival honouring the Greek god Zeus. The Games were abolished in 393 A.D. by the Roman Emperor, Theodosius I, as he tried to suppress paganism.They restarted 1896 and were held in Athens, Greece. It was a great success. The International Olympic Committee had been formed two years earlier. The resurrection was an inspiration from Baron Pierre de Coubertin back in 1887. To be held every four years, as per Ancient Games, the Olympic Games became a great success. The first one to be held in Australia took place in Melbourne, 1956. In 1993, Sydney was awarded the opportunity to host the 2000 Olympic Games. This was a chance for Australia to shine. And shine it did. The Sydney games broke so many records including ticket sales, attendances, transport,catering and most importantly, they finished fourth in the medal tables.