After the 19th Century gold rushes empowered Australian life, coins were produced unofficially at the Adelaide Assay Office and officially at Royal Mint branches in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. The Royal Australian Mint pays tribute to its predecessors with this coin, reminiscent of a Sydney Mint sovereign- the only sovereign design unique to Australia.
99.99% Gold proof coin with a mintage of 1 000
The reverse of the coin features design elements of the Sydney Mint One Sovereign with the Royal Australian Mint ‘C’ Mintmark. The obverse of the coin features an effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank-Broadley.