2024 Australian Wedge Tailed Eagle 10th Anniversary High Relief Gilded 1oz Silver Proof Coin
Description
This extraordinary 1oz silver proof high relief gilded 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.
The Perth Mint will release no more than 5,000 of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 10th Anniversary 2024 1oz Silver Proof High Relief Gilded Coin.
The coin portrays a wedge-tailed eagle gilded in 24-carat gold. The soaring 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.
The obverse depicts the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III.
The coin is housed in a classic display case within an illustrated shipper and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity