Artefacts

Australia. Centennial, series 2. Plaster model of the 200 dollars obverse, with women gymnast.

Obverse

A women gymnast soaring through the air with power, precision and grace. Olympic symbol and caption: "1896{-}1996".

Reverse

Created

Created: Royal Australian Mint Created: Horst HAHNE (1940)

Materials

plaster

Dimension

ø 226 x 21 mm, 897 g

Literature

Mouleyre Nadine. De l'aventure olympique à la coupe du monde de football: monnaies et médailles au service de 100 ans d'histoire. Monnaie de Paris: Paris, 1996. 77.

Type of item

Coins -> tools for numismatics

Reference number

231240

Edge

Handwritten inscription: "SCULPTURED BY H. HAHNE "CHIEF ENGRAVER" ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT 1991"

Mintmark/Mintage

Struck coins: 60000 (authorized mintage not number of coins sold)

Keywords

Centenary Australia Female Artistic Gymnastics Laurel