2023 Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle High Relief Gilded 2oz Silver Proof Coin
Description
This extraordinary 2oz silver proof high relief gilded coin showcases an Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle. Named for its long, distinctively shaped tail, the wedge-tailed eagle is Australia’s largest bird of prey and one of the biggest eagles in the world. With an impressive wingspan of up to 2.5 metres, it can also be recognised from its long, powerful legs which are feathered all the way to its feet.
The Perth Mint will release no more than 2,000 of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2023 2oz Silver Proof High Relief Gilded Coin.
The coin’s design portrays a wedge-tailed eagle with outstretched wings standing on a branch. Together with the coin’s rims and serrated
edge, the bird is gilded in 24-carat gold.
The coin’s obverse portrays The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse, featuring the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II supplemented with the dates of her reign.
This coin is housed in a classic grey display case within a themed shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.