Silver Ounce 2021 Whale 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 Mint says about this coin:
The Giants of the Galápagos Islands series showcases the animals unique to these islands which were studies by Charles Darwin. This second coin, the Whale Shark, might sound intimidating but in fact they’re a solitary, slow filter-feeding type of shark that’s also the biggest fish in the world. Measuring up to 17 meters long, they’re like gentle sea giants. Unlike most of their species, whale sharks don’t attack other fish despite its 1.4 meter wide mouth. Instead, it sieves plankton, baitfish, squid, and crustaceans through its gills as it cruises along.

Delicately colourised to capture the whale shark’s unusual greyish blue hue, this magnificent coin captures its calm majesty. Limited mintage of 2,500 coins per issue and individually serialised.