Wildlife in Need - Black Rhinoceros 2012 1oz Silver Proof Coin Perth Mint Australia Silver 2012

Wildlife in Need – Black Rhinoceros 2012 1oz Silver Proof Coin at The Perth Mint, featuring:

• Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
• Black Rhinoceros Reverse Design
• Limited Mintage – 5,000
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• $1.99 Donation to WWF
• Commissioned Product Struck by The Perth Mint

The Black Rhinoceros is characterised by its sizeable frame and distinctive horns.  This magnificent species is thought to have poor sight, but a good sense of smell and hearing, and is believed to live between 40 to 50 years of age.

Over time, the poaching of the animal for its horns has escalated and remains the creature’s greatest threat.  The Black Rhinoceros is classified as critically endangered, and one subspecies, the Western Black Rhinoceros, was declared extinct by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 2011.

Political instability and wars have also severely hampered rhinoceros conservation work in Africa.  This situation has exacerbated the trade in rhino horn and increased incidents of poverty-induced poaching.  Habitat loss and changes have also contributed to the population’s decline.  It is now more important than ever to safeguard the future of this unique species.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

The coin is struck by The Perth Mint on behalf of Coin Club Australia from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

Black Rhinoceros Reverse Design

The coin’s reverse features an adult Black Rhinoceros and calf in colour, against an African savannah backdrop.  The lower reverse comprises a struck design showing a pair of supporting hands.  The inscription WILDLIFE IN NEED – BLACK RHINOCEROS is also incorporated into the design.

Limited Mintage

No more than 5,000 of these coins will be released.

Tuvalu Legal Tender

Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian-Rank Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2012 year-date.

Numbered Certificate of Authenticity

The coin is issued with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Presentation Packaging

Each coin is housed in a display case with illustrated shipper.

Wildlife in Need - Black Rhinoceros 2012 1oz Silver Proof Coin Perth Mint Australia Silver 2012

One Ounce URAL OWL Wildlife Protection 999 Silver Coin Swarovski Mongolia 2011

URAL OWL

The Ural owl (latin Strix uralensis) is a big owl with a distinctive facial disc. It lives in open lichen forests and big moorlands in the northern hemisphere. The Ural owl feeds on mice, birds and insects. Also bigger animals such as rabbits and young wood grouse hens are among their prey pattern.

The Ural owls laying season begins in March. Thereby the female lays about four eggs within two to three days. During incubation the male animal is responsible for foraging. Already one month later the young hatch. The young animals leave their nest approximately 90 days after birth.

They mostly spend their life within a small radius of their place of birth. Major migrations have only been observed with a few specimens. In freedom, the Ural owl can reach an age of over 20 years.

The Ural Owl is represented by means of a sensational relief. Its eyes adorn two dark SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.

It is a worthy successor of the Gulo-Gulo, the coin of the year 2008 from Mongolia. It is issued by the National Bank of Mongolia promoting wildlife protection.

Country: Mongolia
Year: 2011
Face value: 500 Togrog
Metal: Silver .999
Weight: 1 oz
Diameter: 38.61 mm
Quality: Antique finish
Mintage: 2,500 pcs.

Australia Silver: Lion Privy Lunar Dragon Silver One Ounce 2012 Perth Mint Australia

1 oz 2012 Lunar Dragon (Lion Privy Mar) coin by the Perth Mint of Australia

• 1 oz coins (Individually mint sealed capsules)
• Mintage limit to only 200,000
• Limited mintage silver investment coin
• Government guaranteed weight & purity
• Australian legal tender status.
• Internationally renowned and recognized
• Denomination - Face Value is $1
• Purity / Fineness 99.9% (Govt guaranteed)
• Gross weight in grams (g) 31.35

Struck from 99.9% pure silver and issued as Australian legal tender, the new 1oz coin portrays a representation of a traditional Chinese dragon with a Bavarian Lion ‘privy mark’ included on the reverse.

Lion Privy Lunar Dragon Silver One Ounce 2012 Perth Mint Australia

2012 Great White Shark - 1oz Silver .999 Coin from New Zealand Mint

Metal 999 fine silver
Finish Proof
Diameter 40.7mm
Edge Milled Milled
Denomination $2
Year of Issue 2012
Mintage 5,000

About this coin

The great white shark, scientific name Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans. The great white shark is known for its size, with the largest individuals known to have approached or exceeded 6 metres (20 ft) in length, and 2,268 kilograms (5,000 lb) in weight. This shark reaches maturity at around 15 years of age and can have a life span of over 30 years.
This coin is .999 pure silver with colour printed and limited to 4,000 coin sets only.

Reverse Design

This depicts a high relief, finely engraved figure of a Great White Shark. The engraving is complemented by colour printing, a porthole style border and unique bite-marks piercing through the coin.

Obverse Design

The Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, sovereign of the Commonwealth and Niue.

Packaging

Each set is presented in unique gift packaging featuring a water-filled coin case

2012 Great White Shark - 1oz Silver .999 Coin from New Zealand Mint

STAR WARS 1oz Silver Legal Tender Coins First Release -Darth Vader Coin Set

Storm Trooper

Imperial stormtroopers are highly trained soldiers of the Galactic Empire. These elite shock troops are deployed in overwhelming numbers to carry out the Emperor’s will and maintain oppressive order throughout the galaxy.

Stormtroopers are feared by Rebel freedom fighters because of their militaristic obedience and their unwavering commitment to the Emperor. Armed with standard Imperial blasters, stormtroopers wear anonymous white armor over black body gloves.

Death Star

The Death Star was the code name of an unspeakably powerful and horrific weapon developed by the Empire.

The immense space station carried a weapon capable of destroying entire planets. The Death Star was to be an instrument of terror, meant to cow treasonous worlds with the threat of annihilation.

While the massive station is evidence of the evil that was the Galactic Empire, it was also proof of the New Order's greatest weakness -- the belief that technology and terror were superior to the will of oppressed beings fighting for freedom.

Darth Vader

Darth Vader is a Dark Lord of the Sith responsible for wiping out the Jedi and executing the Emperor’s evil bidding.

Feared by Rebels and Imperials alike, Darth Vader is a terrifying union of man and machine hidden beneath black robes and forbidding armour.

Determined to hunt down and extinguish the Rebel Alliance, Vader commands the massive Imperial fleet and rules his forces through unquestionable terror.
Emperor Palpatine

Supreme ruler of the Empire, the evil Emperor Palpatine carefully manipulated his way through the bureaucratic corruption of the Old Republic to gain control of the Galactic Senate and assume complete authority.
Declaring martial law throughout the galaxy, and ruling through the massive military forces of the Imperial navy, Palpatine transformed the Republic into his personal Empire.

About the Design

New Zealand Mint is proud to launch one of cinema’s most enduring and beloved franchises, Star Wars, as a legal tender coin set. These coin series will be hugely popular for both Star Wars devotees and coin-collectors alike. This first series is a limited mintage and are quite simply out of this Universe. Don’t deny the Force within you, and get your set today.

Reverse Design

The first series includes eight 1oz 999 Silver coins depicting the characters of the Star Wars movies packaged in two unique four coin sets.

The coins feature a full coloured image of your favourite character duos of Luke Skywalker / Princess Leia, Obi-Wan Kenobi / Yoda, R2-D2 / C-3PO, Han Solo / Chewbacca. The second set of four coins feature the dark side including Darth Vader, Emperor Palpatine, Death Star, and a Stormtrooper.

Obverse Design

The obverse of the coin features The Raphael Maklouf effigy of Her Majesty the Queen Elizabeth II sovereign of the commonwealth of Niue.

Limited Mintage

Each coin in the Star Wars set is struck from 1oz of pure silver. No more than 7,500 of each coin will be issued by the New Zealand Mint. The coins are legal tender of Niue Island.

Packaging

The silver coin series will be packaged as two unique sets of four coins. One will be the Darth Vader head, and the other the Millennium Falcon ship, representing the dark side and the Rebel Alliance. Open the Darth Vader case and hear authentic movie sound effects of Darth Vader breathing. Open the Millennium Falcon case and hear authentic movie sound effects of the ship’s iconic “jump to light speed”.

Authenticity

Each Star Wars set comes with an individually numbered certificate of authenticity issued by New Zealand Mint

DISCOVER AUSTRALIA 2012 KOOKABURRA 1OZ PROOF COIN - PERTH MINT ISSUE

Buy the Discover Australia 2012 Kookaburra 1oz Silver Proof Coin at The Perth Mint, featuring:

• Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
• Limited Mintage – 7,500
• Australian Legal Tender
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Presentation Packaging
• Available Individually or in a Five-Coin Set
• New One Year Series

The Kookaburra is one of Australia’s most recognisable birds found throughout the mainland and known for its distinctive laughing call.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

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

Kookaburra Reverse Design

The coin’s reverse depicts a Kookaburra perched on a tree branch against a coloured background scene of the Murray River at sunrise. The inscriptions DISCOVER AUSTRALIA and KOOKABURRA, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and the 2012 year-date are also included in the design.

Limited Mintages

No more than 7,500 of this coin will be issued by The Perth Mint.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as Australian legal tender, the coin's obverse also bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

Numbered Certificate of Authenticity

A numbered Certificate of Authenticity accompanies each coin.

Presentation Packaging

The coin is available in an individual display case featuring a timber lid and stylised shipper.

Five-Coin Set

This coin is also available in a set with other members of the Discover Australia Silver Series including the Red Kangaroo, Whale Shark, Green and Gold Bell Frog and Goanna.

DISCOVER AUSTRALIA 2012 KOOKABURRA 1OZ PROOF COIN - PERTH MINT ISSUE

DISCOVER AUSTRALIA 2012 GREEN AND GOLD BELL FROG 1OZ SILVER PROOF COIN - Perth Mint Australia

The Green and Gold Bell Frog is a strikingly beautiful amphibian that prefers to live close to water or in wetlands.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

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

Green & Gold Bell Frog Reverse Design

The Green and Gold Bell Frog coin's reverse depicts a Green and Gold Bell Frog resting on a branch against a coloured background of the Three Sisters rock formations found in the Blue Mountains. The inscriptions DISCOVER AUSTRALIA and GREEN & GOLD BELL FROG, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and the 2012 year-date are also included in the design.

Limited Mintages

No more than 7,500 of this coin will be issued by The Perth Mint.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as Australian legal tender, the coin's obverse also bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

Numbered Certificate of Authenticity

A numbered Certificate of Authenticity accompanies each coin.

Presentation Packaging

The coin is available in an individual display case featuring a timber lid and stylised shipper.

Five-Coin Set

This coin is also available in a set with other members of the Discover Australia Silver Series including the Red Kangaroo, Whale Shark, Goanna and Kookaburra.

Buy the Discover Australia 2012 Green and Gold Bell Frog 1oz Silver Proof Coin at The Perth Mint, featuring:

• Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
• Limited Mintage – 7,500
• Australian Legal Tender
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Presentation Packaging
• Available Individually or in a Five-Coin Set
• New One Year Series

DISCOVER AUSTRALIA 2012 GREEN AND GOLD BELL FROG 1OZ SILVER PROOF COIN - Perth Mint Australia