Platinum Third-Ounce 2018 Emperor Penguin, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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The Australian third-ounce platinum piece (abbreviated as 1/3oz and designated with Pt for "Platinum") is a bullion coin format used by the Perth Mint since 2018 for a series of bullion coins featuring different Australian animals. This coin was first one issued by the Perth Mint in the platinum 1/3 oz format, and features the Emperor Penguin. The emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching 100 cm in length and weighing from 22 to 45 kg. Feathers of the head and back are black and sharply delineated from the white belly, pale-yellow breast and bright-yellow ear patches. Like all penguins it is flightless, with a streamlined body, and wings stiffened and flattened into flippers for a marine habitat. Its diet consists primarily of fish, but also includes crustaceans, such as krill, and cephalopods, such as squid. While hunting, the species can remain submerged around 20 minutes, diving to a depth of 535 m. | ||||||
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| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Perth Mint | 12 April 2021 | Mintage | link |
Perth Mint coins featuring Australian wildlife issued as US exclusives:
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Platinum Third-Ounce (1/3 oz) |
| Issued | 2018 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 30 (x Dollar) |
| Total Mintage | 10,490 |
| Mintage Limit | 25,000 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.9995 Platinum |
| Designer | Jennifer McKenna |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 25.6000 mm |
| Thickness | 2.4000 mm |
| Mass | 10.3680 g |
| OCC ID | YRVP-OVRC-WGYW-ODQG |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 3575 |