Silver Half Ounce 2013 Rainbow Lorikeet, Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Birds of Australia - Rainbow Lorikeet 2013 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin | The Perth Mint

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Buy the Birds of Australia – Rainbow Lorikeet 2013 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin at The Perth Mint, featuring: Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver Colourful Design Australian Legal Tender Beautiful Packaging and Numbered Certificate Mintage – 10,000

The fourth release in the stunning Birds of Australia series features the Rainbow Lorikeet. The Rainbow Lorikeet is unmistakable with its bright red beak and colourful plumage, and is often seen in loud and fast-moving flocks at dusk. This vivid bird occupies habitats in the coastal regions across northern and eastern Australia, with a local population in Perth, Western Australia. Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver The Rainbow Lorikeet coin is struck from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. Colourful Design The coin’s reverse portrays a Rainbow Lorikeet in colour, headed by the inscription RAINBOW LORIKEET. As well as The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark, the design also includes representations of Australian vegetation. Australian Legal Tender Issued as Australian legal tender, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the year-date and the monetary denomination. Beautiful Packaging and Numbered Certificate The coin is housed in a presentation case with a themed, customised shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Mintage The Perth Mint will release no more than 10,000 of these Birds of Australia - Rainbow Lorikeet 2013 1/2oz Silver Proof Coins.

Silver Content (Troy oz): 0.50
Monetary Denomination (AUD): 0.50
Fineness (% purity): 99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 15.591
Maximum Diameter (mm): 36.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 2.30
Maximum Mintage: 10,000
Designer: Natasha Muhl
Perth Mint Item ID: 13T06AAA
Issue price: AU$ 63.5, US$ 45.43