One of the biggest eagles in the world, the Wedge-Tailed Eagle, is captured in stunning high relief on this impressive 5oz silver proof coin.
Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 5oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
Spectacular John M Mercanti High Relief Design
The Perth Mint commissioned highly revered American sculptor and engraver, John M Mercanti, the 12th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint, to create the 2014 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 2014 year-date, and The Perth Mints P mintmark.
The coins high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die.
Australian Legal Tender
Each coin is issued as Australian 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.
Limited Mintage
The Perth Mint will issue no more than 5,000 of the Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle 2015 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin.
Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate
John Mercanti was the 12th Chief Engraver at the U.S. Mint. Mercanti has produced more coin and medal designs than any employee in United States Mint history (more than 100 as of 2006). Among these are the 1984 Olympic gold ten-dollar coin, the 1986 Statue of Liberty dollar coin, the 1989 Congress Bicentennial gold five-dollar coin, the obverse of the 1990 Eisenhower Centennial silver dollar, the obverse of the 1991 Mount Rushmore five-dollar coin, and the obverse of the 1991 Korean War Memorial silver dollar. In addition to designing and sculpting a number of Congressional Gold Medals, Mercanti worked on designs for the states of Arkansas, Iowa, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia for the 50 State Quarters Program.
附加信息
年份 | 2015 |
金屬含量 | 5oz |
面值 | $8 |
純度 | 999 |
品質 | 精鑄 |
國家 | 澳洲 |
生產商 | 柏斯鑄幣廠 |
發行量 | 5,000 |
直徑 (mm) | 50.60 |
厚度 | 12.5 |
系列 | 澳洲楔尾鷹 |
內包裝 | PCGS PR70 |
包裝及證書 | 有 |