Please note: This item is second hand and may have nicks, marks and scuffs to the outer and/or inner box or capsule. We strive to ensure that all items listed for sale are to a high standard, but please be aware that some of the older boxes issued by the Mints have not stood the test of time.
Stuart Devlin's original concept description: A kangaroo protecting the 'joey' in her pouch enclosed by a border of Australian grasstrees. The whole is encircled by a double inscription introducing the program and establishing its directions.
His comments on the final design: 'I deleted a reference to the silver purity and added two inscriptions as suggested by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG). I chose this particular position of the kangaroo so that it would relate well to the circular shape of the coin and grasstrees for the border because they would look rich on the coin and to do something a little unexpected.'
Please note: This item is second hand and may have nicks, marks and scuffs to the outer and/or inner box or capsule. We strive to ensure that all items listed for sale are to a high standard, but please be aware that some of the older boxes issued by the Mints have not stood the test of time.
Stuart Devlin's original concept description: A kangaroo protecting the 'joey' in her pouch enclosed by a border of Australian grasstrees. The whole is encircled by a double inscription introducing the program and establishing its directions.
His comments on the final design: 'I deleted a reference to the silver purity and added two inscriptions as suggested by the Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (SOCOG). I chose this particular position of the kangaroo so that it would relate well to the circular shape of the coin and grasstrees for the border because they would look rich on the coin and to do something a little unexpected.'