The $5 Australian Legal Tender Bronze coin was issued in October 1997. In commemoration of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. This five dollar coin was part of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Coin Program released jointly between the Royal Australian Mint and the Perth Mints. The Athletics coin features the Maklouf portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II. The 2000 dated coin celebrates the heroes of nations that are made on the track and in the field of the Olympic Games. The coin is 38.74 mm in diameter and weighs 20 grams. It comes in the original mint packaging.