Silver Ounce 2013 Procoptodon, Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Australian Megafauna – Procoptodon 2013 1oz Silver Proof Coin | The Perth Mint

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Buy the Australian Megafauna – Procoptodon 1oz Silver Proof Coin from The Perth Mint featuring: Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver Coloured Reverse Design by Peter Trusler Australian Legal Tender Limited Mintage – 6,500 Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate Complimentary Five-Coin Display Box with each Subscription Enter Draw to Win One of Two Original Megafauna Signed Sketches! Read more about Australian Megafauna and series designer Peter Trusler on our blog.

This remarkable new series explores Australia’s history to discover the larger than life animals that once roamed our land, with the first release featuring the Procoptodon. Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality. Coloured Reverse Design by Peter Trusler Peter Trusler is a world renowned freelance artist and zoological science graduate from Monash University, Melbourne. Trusler holds a special interest in biological illustration and is a founding member of the Wildlife Art Society of Australasia. His work is highly regarded and has been published around the world, in print media, books, medical and scientific journals, posters and stamps. Collections of his work are held in both national and international archives, most notably, the Australia Post Philatelic Collection, Melbourne; Museum Victoria, Melbourne; and the National Geographic Society Collection, Washington. Each coin's reverse depicts a Procoptodon set against a coloured background. The inscription PROCOPTODON, the coin's weight and fineness, and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark are also incorporated into the design. 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 2013 year-date and the monetary denomination. Limited Mintage Only 6,500 of these Australian Megafauna – Procoptodon 1oz Silver Proof Coins will be released by The Perth Mint. Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate Each coin is individually presented in a classic grey display case and comes housed within an illustrated shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Five-Coin Plastic Display Box A superb way to protect and present all Australian Megafauna series coins, this five-coin plastic display box comprises an easy-to-assemble polypropylene charcoal tray and transparent sleeve, and is complimentary with the delivery of the third coin release when purchased as a subscription. WIN A SIGNED MEGAFAUNA SKETCH SIGNED BY THE ARTIST! Sign up for a subscription to all five coins in the Australian Megafauna Series for a chance to win one of two framed sketches by Peter Trusler. To ensure your name goes into the draw, please sign up by Monday 11 November 2013. Winners will be contacted by phone or email and will have their names published on The Perth Mint blog. Read more about Australian Megafauna and series designer Peter Trusler on our blog.

Silver Content (Troy oz): 1
Monetary Denomination (AUD): 1
Fineness (% purity): 99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 31.135
Maximum Diameter (mm): 40.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 4.00
Maximum Mintage: 6,500
Designer: Peter Trusler
Perth Mint Item ID: 13U09AAA
Issue price: AU$ 99.0, US$ 70.82