Rough-Scaled Python 1oz Silver Proof Coin

Perth Mint has released 2015 Rough-Scaled Python 1oz Silver Proof Coin, the seventh release in the Australian Opal Series. The 1oz proof quality 99.9% pure silver coin is Australian legal tender with a limited mintage of 8,000. The coin come with numbered certificate and gorgeous illustrated presentation packaging.

The Rough-Scaled Python, a dark brown reptile with pale brown pattern, a triangular head and a thin muscular body. Their keeled scales have ridges along the middle giving them a rough, sandpaper-like feel. This non-venomous python kills its prey by constriction.

The coin’s reverse incorporates an inner panel design of a Rough-Scaled Python detailed in pure Australian opal. The outer panel of the coin depicts a collection of fern fronds. The design includes the inscription ROUGH SCALED PYTHON, the 2015 year-date, and The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

The coin is presented in a prestigious display case with a light, which turns on as you open the lid, to represent the moon shining down on the nocturnal creature. The coin is accompanied by a stunning illustrated shipper and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Technical Specifications:
Silver Content (Troy oz): 1
Monetary Denomination (AUD): 1.00
Fineness (% purity): 99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 31.135
Maximum Diameter (mm): 36.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 4.50
Maximum Mintage: 8,000
Designer: Aleysha Howarth

The Australian Opal Series celebrates some of Australia’s most fascinating nocturnal creatures, created in pure Australian opal. This stunning series will feature eight coins in total, with two new coins released each year.

Previous releases: The Koala, The Wombat, The Kangaroo, The Pygmy Possum, The Tasmanian Devil, and The Masked Owl

Final release: The Ghost Bat

For more information, you can visit Perth Mint website www.perthmint.com.au.