1 dollar 2007 - Sydney Harbour Bridge
By CAA | Friday, 28 February 2025
In 2007, the Royal Australian Mint marked the 75th Anniversary of the world's largest steel arch bridge with a serie of coins not intended for circulation.
The coins include a 2007 $1 Fine Silver Proof Coin and the 2007 $1 mint marked coins, which capture the moment the two halves of the Bridge's arch were joined together.
Mint marks:
- B - Brisbane
- C - Canberra
- M - Melbourne
- S - Sydney
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The Sydney Harbour Bridge is a few hundred thousand tonnes of steel and rock fashioned into a convenient and functional structure, has become a symbol of the nation and is photographed thousands of time each month.
2007 $5 silver and gold proof coins were also produced to recognise the engineering and aesthetic achievements in the construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. The design shows the bridge with a view from Milsons Point.
It gives me great satisfaction to release this coin series celebrating such a significant milestone for the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Since its completion the Bridge has been the link between the north and south shores of Sydney Harbour, allowing vehicular, rail and pedestrian traffic to cross whilst still allowing ships to pass through to Darling Harbour and beyond.
The Sydney Harbour Bridge designed by Dr. JJ Bradfield is truly an engineering masterpiece and deserves to be recognised in this exciting new coin series. Interestingly the Mint has a special link with Dr. Bradfield in that Roslyn, one of his grand- daughters, is married to Mr. John Joslin, a previous Controller of the Mint.
- Janine Murphy, Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Australian Mint
Back in 1815, Francis Greenway, architect, proposed to Governor Macquarie to build a bridge to connect Dawes Point to the northern side of the colony. Decades later, in 1857, Peter Henderson, engineer, prepared the first drawing of the Harbour Bridge. It was only in 1878 that J.E. Garbett proposed a floating bridge. The proposition was accepted in 1881, but a change of government caused it to fail.
Many other possibilities were considered, then discarded in subsequent years. After 9 years of construction work, the Harbour Bridge finally opened in March 1932. It is often nicknamed The Coathanger because of its arch-based design, the bridge carries rail, vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic.
At the opening of the Bridge on March 19, 1932, Captain Francis De Groot charged through the crowd on horseback to cut the ribbon, depriving the NSW Premier, John T. Lang of the honour, in protest that a Royal guest had not been invited to officiate.
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