Showing posts with label australia silver. Show all posts
Showing posts with label australia silver. Show all posts

Sunday, February 17, 2013

Working Dogs One Ounce Silver 5 Coin Proof Collection from the Perth Mint, Australia

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Working Dogs Series:

Focusing on five intelligent working dog breeds, this exciting Working Dogs series portrays these unpaid, unsung heroes of the Australian labour force – our four-legged, big-hearted workers. Coin Club Australia is aiming to raise a sum of $15,000 as charity funds for RSPCA Australia through the Working Dogs coin program.

Releases:
  • July 2010: Labrador Retriever – Guide Dog
  • October 2010: Border Collie – Sheep Dog
  • January 2011: Australian Cattle Dog – Herding Dog
  • April 2011: Beagle – Detector Dog
  • July 2011: German Shepherd – Police Dog
Manufacturer: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Tuvalu $1 x 5

Mintage: 3,000 of each coin

Material: 5 Troy oz 99.9% Silver

Presentation: Each coin is accompanied by a matching-number Certificate of Authenticity,housed in a presentation case and illustrated shipper. 5-coin display case is included.

Release Date: July 2010 – July 2011

Saturday, January 5, 2013

World Famous Squares 2013 One Ounce Silver Proof Four-Coin Set






World Famous Squares 2013 One Ounce Silver Proof Four-Coin Set from The Perth Mint, featuring:
  • Four-Square Shaped Coins
  • Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
  • Stunning Reverse Designs
  • Extremely Limited Mintage – 1,000
  • Panoramic Presentation Packaging

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver


Each coin is struck in a rare square format by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

Stunning Reverse Designs


This stunning set comprises four coins depicting the beautiful architecture of some of the world’s most famous city squares: St Peter’s Square (Vatican City), Trafalgar Square (London, England), Red Square (Moscow, Russia) and Tiananmen Square (Beijing, China).
Each coin’s reverse portrays an aerial view of the individual square in colour, with the name of the square inscribed in bold letters. The coin’s weight and purity and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark are also included in the design.

Tuvalu Legal Tender


Issued as Tuvalu legal tender, each coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2013 year-date and the monetary denomination.

Limited Mintage


The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,000 of these World Famous Squares 2013 1oz Silver Proof Four-Coin Sets.

Panoramic Presentation Packaging


The four-coin set is housed in an exciting contemporary display case, allowing a clear view of the reverse and obverse of each coin. Boxed in a shipper, this set is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity validating the sets mintage.

 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:

Silver Content (Troy oz) 1
Monetary Denomination (TVD) 1
Fineness (% purity) 99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g) 31.135
Maximum Diameter (mm) 33.20 x 33.20
Maximum Thickness (mm) 4.00
Maximum Mintage 1,000
Designer Aleysha Howarth