2024 Perth Mint 3oz Silver Proof Coin - Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle 10th Anniversary

Name: 2024 Perth Mint 3oz Silver Proof Coin - Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle 10th Anniversary
Brand: Perth Mint
SKU: 2024-PM-24U70AAA
Price: 399.0 AUD
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SKU:2024-PM-24U70AAA

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3oz Silver Coins

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FEATURES

Australian legal tender
Proof quality 99.99% pure silver
Stunning design by John M. Mercanti
Limited mintage – 5,000
Numbered certificate of authenticity
Beautifully illustrated presentation packaging

DETAILS

This extraordinary 3oz silver proof coin showcases an Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle.

With a wingspan of up to 2.5 metres, the distinctive raptor is easily identified by its wedge-shaped tail and legs feathered down to its feet. Observed throughout mainland Australia and in the island state of Tasmania, it can soar tirelessly for hours at altitudes of 2,000 metres and beyond on thermal air currents rising from Australia’s sun-baked terrain.

Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 3oz of 99.99% pure silver in proof quality and is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 5,000 of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 10th Anniversary 2024 3oz Silver Proof Coin.

DESIGN

This is the ninth wedge-tailed eagle design for The Perth Mint by renowned American sculptor and engraver, John M. Mercanti. The coin’s design portrays a wedge-tailed eagle soaring. The raptor appears on a background featuring geometrically arranged elements that suggest a sunburst. As well as the inscriptions ‘AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE’ and ‘10TH ANNIVERSARY’, the reverse includes a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary in 2024. Also included is the coin’s weight, purity, and year-date.
The obverse depicts the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the monetary denomination. Also included is a privy mark depicting a wedge-tailed eagle about to land on a tree branch.