Silver Ounce 2019 Great White Shark, Coin from Solomon Islands - detailed information

Apart from its regular circulating coinage, Solomon Islands has authorised a number of private mints to issue collector coins in precious metals, which are legal tender in the country but are not intended for general circulation. Many of them are in standard bullion sizes - typically, one ounce of silver (abbreviated as 1 oz Ag, where "Ag" comes from the Latin word for silver, Argentum). These are usually dedicated to historical or general popular culture themes not related to the country itself.

The Great White Shark Silver Coin is the first of three coins in the Hunters of the Deep Series from PAMP Suisse, which features coins shaped as predators.

Great Whites are Earth's biggest predatory fish. They grow to an average length of 5 metres, although individuals of more than 7 metres have been recorded. The sharks have also been recorded as weighing up to 2 tons. They have darker grey upper bodies to camouflage with the sea floor when looked at from above and their undersides, are white to blend in with the sun reflecting off the ocean surface when looked at from below. They are sleek, rocket-shaped swimmers with strong tails that helps them swim up to 24 km/hour. For reference, the fastest a human has ever swam was just over 8.8 mph. Even when they attack prey from below, they can leave the water entirely, breaking through the surface into the air like whales.