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New coins released to celebrate iconic ‘symbol of Australia’

The Royal Australian Mint released five special new coins today.

Tamika Seeto
·Finance Reporter
Updated ·2-min read
Sydney Opera House coin.
Five new coins have been released celebrate the Sydney Opera House's 50th anniversary. (Source: Getty/Royal Australian Mint)

A brand new set of coins has been released to celebrate 50 years of Australia’s most famous building, the Sydney Opera House.

The Royal Australian Mint has today released a collection of five commemorative coins designed to provide Aussies with a special memento of the iconic building’s milestone year.

Each coin features a detailed representation of the Opera House’s iconic sails. 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.

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Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury Andrew Leigh said the Opera House was one of the most distinctive buildings in the world.

“It is fitting this iconic building is recognised as a symbol of Australia,” Leigh said.

“Jorn Utzon once said that if the 14 shells of his building were combined, they would make a perfect sphere. So it’s perfectly fitting that they grace a new Australian coin.”

Sydney Opera House coins.
Here's what the 50 cent silver proof coin and 50 cent uncirculated coins look like. (Source: Royal Australian Mint)

Royal Australian Mint CEO Leigh Gordon said the Opera House had become an icon of Aussie culture and was recognised as a masterpiece of modern architecture.

“I hope that people across Australia will use these coins as a way to celebrate and cherish this remarkable building for years to come,” Gordon said.

It’s not the only Aussie icon that has been celebrated on coins recently, with the Royal Mint also releasing $1 and $2 coins with Vegemite toast and Vegemite jars in the past year.

How to get the coins

Aussies can get their hands on the Sydney Opera House coins through the Royal Mint’s coin shop and online store from Thursday, August 3, with the investments for sale online from Monday, August 7.

The collectible coins will also be available for purchase from the Opera House gift shop.

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