| Coin | Silver Ounce and a Half 2022 White Bellied Sea Eagle |
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Australia is one of the large issuers of bullion coins. Uniquely, there are two independent mints in the country authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products.
Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used. Their issues are normally in standard sizes (mostly based on the troy ounce), but sometimes they also issue coins in non-standard formats, such as this one
The white-bellied sea eagle, also known as the white-breasted sea eagle, is a large diurnal bird of prey in the family Accipitridae. Originally described by Johann Friedrich Gmelin in 1788, it is closely related to Sanford's sea eagle of the Solomon Islands, and the two are considered a superspecies.
The coin is part of a Perth Mint range distributed exclusively in the United States. |
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The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown and the Victoria Coronation necklace worn for her Coronation. This is her effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide and "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, in "uncouped" version - showing the Queen's shoulders and not terminating at the neck as the normal version.
On the left, in small letters on the Queen's shoulder, the artist's initials J.C (for Jody Clark).
Running continuously around the rim is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1 1/2oz 9999 Ag 2 DOLLARS.
The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "1 1/2 oz 9999 Ag" means "one and a half troy ounces of 99.99% silver" - Ag is abbreviated from Argentum, the Latin word for silver. |
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The reverse design features a perched White Bellied Sea Eagle watching over the eggs in its nest.
The Perth Mint's P mint mark is on the right. On a feather near the rim below, the initials of the designer, SR, Sean Rogers.
Around above, the inscription 2022 WHITE-BELLIED SEA EAGLE. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
2022 WHITE-BELLIED SEA EAGLE |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Silver content (Troy oz): 1.500
Finish: bullion (Brilliant Uncirculated), frosted surfaces. |
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| See also |
Perth Mint coins featuring Australian wildlife issued as US exclusives:
- 1/2 oz Silver, Great White Shark, Australia 2014
- 1/2 oz Silver, Great Hammerhead Shark, Australia 2015
- 1/2 oz Silver, Tiger Shark, Australia 2016
- 1/3 oz Platinum, Emperor Penguin, Australia 2018
- 1/3 oz Platinum, Bottlenose Dolphin, Australia 2019
- 1/3 oz Gold, Bottlenose Dolphin, Australia 2019
- 1 1/2 oz Silver, Bottlenose Dolphin, Australia 2019
- 1/3 oz Platinum, Humpback Whale, Australia 2019
- 1/3 oz Platinum, Australian Striped Marlin, Australia 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Australian Striped Marlin, Australia 2020
- 1 1/2 oz Silver, Australian Striped Marlin, Australia 2020
- 1/4 oz Gold, Australian Wildlife, Australia 2020
- 2 oz Silver, Australian Wildlife, Australia 2020
- 1/3 oz Platinum, Australian Platypus, Australia 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Australian Platypus, Australia 2021
- 1 1/2 oz Silver, Australian Platypus, Australia 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Australian Spotted Eagle Ray, Australia 2021
- 1 1/2 oz Silver, Australian Spotted Eagle Ray, Australia 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Australian Wildlife, Australia 2021
- 2 oz Silver, Australian Wildlife, Australia 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Australian Wildlife, Australia 2022
- 2 oz Silver, Australian Wildlife, Australia 2022
- 1/2 oz Platinum, White Bellied Sea Eagle, Australia 2022
- 1/4 oz Gold, White Bellied Sea Eagle, Australia 2022
- 1 1/2 oz Silver, White Bellied Sea Eagle, Australia 2022
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