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$5 2000 Olympic - Great White Sharks Silver Proof

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$5 2000 Olympic - Great White Sharks Silver Proof

GREAT WHITE SHARK & CORAL

A three year joint program the Royal Australian Mint and The Perth Mint struck sixteen different 99.9% pure silver five dollar proofs for the Sydney Olympics dated 2000. Each coin has the edge lettering GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD.

Stuart Devlin's original concept description:

The great white shark enclosed by a lively border of various types of seaweed and coral found in the waters around Australia.

His comments on the final design:

'I used two images of the shark here one to represent its viciousness the other its elegance. The fins overlap the border to give a greater feeling of depth.' Outer case deteriorated as normal for age

$135.00
$5 2000 Olympic - Great White Sharks Silver Proof
$135.00

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GREAT WHITE SHARK & CORAL

A three year joint program the Royal Australian Mint and The Perth Mint struck sixteen different 99.9% pure silver five dollar proofs for the Sydney Olympics dated 2000. Each coin has the edge lettering GAMES OF THE XXVII OLYMPIAD.

Stuart Devlin's original concept description:

The great white shark enclosed by a lively border of various types of seaweed and coral found in the waters around Australia.

His comments on the final design:

'I used two images of the shark here one to represent its viciousness the other its elegance. The fins overlap the border to give a greater feeling of depth.' Outer case deteriorated as normal for age

$5 2000 Olympic - Great White Sharks Silver Proof | M.R. Roberts