Details
The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
Leafy Sea Dragon Reverse Design
The coin’s reverse portrays a Leafy Sea Dragon in colour. With leaf-like appendages for camouflage, these beautiful fish display remarkable parenting behaviour. After the female develops her eggs, the male takes responsibility for incubating them under his tail. Between 30 and 40cm in length, Leafy Sea Dragons are endemic to temperate waters around southern Australia.
The coin’s reverse also incorporates The Perth Mint’s historic ‘P’ mintmark.
Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the 2009 year-date on the obverse.
No more than 10,000 of these will be released by The Perth Mint.
Each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
2nd in the Australian Sea Life Series, Others included the Lionfish (sold out), Clownfish, Sea Horse and Moray Eel
Each coin is housed in a presentation case which comes in a colourfully illustrated box-shipper. When lined-up in release order, the shipper illustrations form a linked image depicting all five reef creatures.
Technical Specifications
| Silver Content (Troy oz) | 0.5 |
| Monetary Denomination (AUD) | 0.5 |
| Fineness (% purity) | 99.9 |
| Minimum Gross Weight (g) | 15.573 |
| Maximum Diameter (mm) | 36.6 |
| Maximum Thickness (mm) | 2.3 |