Medal - Australian Opals

Location Australia
Year 2025
Type Art medal
Composition Zinc-aluminium
Weight 41 g
Diameter 48 mm
Thickness 4 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge The opal is Australia’s national gemstone, and today the vast majority of the world’s precious opals are sourced here. These beautiful gems are unique for their remarkable play of colour, produced by the diffraction and interference of light by the
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description Blue outer ring with a photograph of Dark Crystal Opal from Lightning Ridge, NSW in the centre, taken by Valentine McDonald on behalf of the Brisbane Opal Museum.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS
Reverse description A blue outer ring, with a silver inner ring and Three opal chips in the centre
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS OPALS - WHITE CLIFFS - OPALTON - COOBER PEDY - YOWAH - LIGHTING RIDGE - ANDAMOOKA
Mintage
Numisquare ID 3672191280
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