Silver Ounce 2013 Opal - Pygmy Possum, Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Australian Opal Series – The Pygmy Possum 2013 1oz Silver Proof Coin | The Perth Mint

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Buy the Australian Opal Series – The Pygmy Possum 2013 1oz Silver Proof Coin from The Perth Mint, featuring: Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver Authentic Australian Opal Design Australian Legal Tender Special Display Case with Light Beautiful Packaging and Numbered Certificate Limited Mintage – 8,000 Fourth Coin in Series

The adorable pygmy possum marks the fourth release from the wonderfully crafted Australian Opal Series, showcasing nocturnal Australian animals created in pure Australian opal. Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver The 2013 Pygmy Possum coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. Authentic Australian Opal Design The coin’s reverse incorporates an inner panel design of a pygmy possum on a banksia branch, detailed in pure Australian opal. The outer panel of the coin depicts banksia leaves and blossoms, a waxing gibbous moon and the Southern Cross – a renowned star group which is only visible in the Southern hemisphere. Australian Legal Tender Issued as Australian legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination. Special Display Case with Light The 2013 Pygmy Possum 1oz Silver Proof Coin is presented in a prestigious display case with a light, which turns on as the case is opened to represent the moon shining down on the nocturnal creature. Beautiful Packaging and Numbered Certificate This 1oz silver coin is accompanied by a stunningly illustrated shipper and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Limited Mintage The Perth Mint will release no more than 8,000 of these Australian Opal Series – The Pygmy Possum 2013 1oz Silver Proof Coins.

Silver Content (Troy oz): 1.0
Monetary Denomination (AUD): 1
Fineness (% purity): 99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 31.135
Maximum Diameter (mm): 36.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 4.50
Maximum Mintage: 8,000
Designer: Aleysha Howarth
Perth Mint Item ID: 13T18BAA
Issue price: AU$ 115.01, US$ 82.27