2016 1oz Australia Wedge Tailed Eagle .999 Silver Coin (NGC MS70)

Australias largest bird of prey, and one of the biggest eagles in the world, the Wedge-Tailed Eagle, is immortalized on this beautiful 1oz silver proof coin.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

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

Spectacular John M Mercanti Reverse Design

The Perth Mint commissioned American sculptor and engraver, John M Mercanti, the 12th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, to create the 2016 Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle design.

Each coins reverse depicts an impressive Wedge-Tailed Eagle in mid-flight as it prepares to land on a tree branch. The design also includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE, the 2016 year-date and The Perth Mints P mintmark.

Australian Legal Tender

Each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965 and features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and the monetary denomination, on the obverse.