© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
© Mike Bentley (CC BY-NC)
Medal - Australian Olympic Gold Medallist Simon Fairweather
2000 year| Zinc-aluminium (Coloured Insert) | 5.5 g | 26.5 mm |
| Location | Australia |
|---|---|
| Queen | Elizabeth II (1952-2022) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 2000 |
| Composition | Zinc-aluminium (Coloured Insert) |
| Weight | 5.5 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round (Gold Coloured Metal) |
| Technique | Coloured |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#297979 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 91% |
Reverse
Australian Flag and Olympic Rings set in an inner circle
Text around.
Script: Latin
Lettering: AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC TEAM
Edge
Plain
Comment
Issued by the Daily Telegraph Newspaper to celebrate the individual Australian athletes and teams that won Gold Medals at the Sydney 2000 Olympics. A special folder was provided to house the set of 20 souvenir medals.Interesting fact
The Australian Olympic Gold Medallist medal commemorating Simon Fairweather, made in 2000, is notable for being Australia's first Olympic gold medal in archery, achieved during the Sydney Games, where Fairweather triumphed in front of a home crowd.
