Coin | Silver Ounce 2019 Great White Shark |
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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. |
Mint | PAMP |
Mint Mark | No mint mark |
Total Mintage | 2,500 |
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In tiny letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS 2 DOLLARS 2019.
The portrait and the surrounding rim with the inscription are small and are in the right part of the obverse.
On the left, the precious metal content: 1 OZ 999.9 Ag (one troy ounce of 99.99% silver), and the unique number of the coin.
Up left, the inscription GREAT WHITE SHARK. |
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Reverse | |
The reverse is a realistic depiction in relief of a Great White Shark.
There is no inscription. |
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Reverse Inscription |
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Edge | Plain | Edge Inscription | None |
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Notes | Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated. Packaging: the coin is sealed in a custom shaped capsule and housed in an attractive display folder, which is printed with a Certificate of Authenticity. |
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See also |
Solomon Islands coins with special shapes made by PAMP (ordered by size / series / year): - 2 oz Silver, Ocean Predator - Great White Shark, 2021 - 2 oz Silver, Ocean Predator - Polar Bear, 2021 - 2 oz Silver, Ocean Predator - Killer Whale, 2022 - 2 oz Silver, Dinosaurs of North America - Tyrannosaurus Rex, 2021 - 2 oz Silver, Dinosaurs of North America - Stegosaurus, 2022 - 2 oz Silver, America the Free - Statue of Liberty, 2022 - 1 oz Silver, Hunters of the Deep - Great White Shark, 2019 - 1 oz Silver, Hunters of the Deep - Great Hammerhead Shark, 2020 - 1 oz Silver, Hunters of the Deep - Tiger Shark, 2020 - 1 oz Silver, Hunters of the Sky - Bald Eagle, 2019 - 1 oz Silver, Hunters of the Sky - Red-Tailed Hawk, 2020 - 1 oz Silver, Hunters of the Sky - Horned Owl, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Santa Claus, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, U.F.O., 2020 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Giants of the Galápagos - Giant Seahorse, 2020 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Giants of the Galápagos - Whale Shark, 2021 - 1 oz Silver Proof Coloured, Giants of the Galápagos - Galápagos Tortoise, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Animals of Africa - African Elephant, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Animals of Africa - African Lion, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Animals of Africa - Nile Crocodile, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Animals of Africa - Black Rhino, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Guitar Pick, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Surf Green Colour, 2022 - 1 oz Silver Coloured, Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Fender Stratocaster Electric Guitar - Black Colour, 2021 - 1 oz Silver, Nutcracker, 2021
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