Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2016 2oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin

  

Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2016 2oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin, featuring. Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold. The Wedge-tailed Eagle is Australias largest bird of prey and one of the biggest eagles in the world.

Found throughout mainland Australia, Tasmania and southern New Guinea, the Wedge-tailed Eagle has a wingspan of up to 2.7 metres, and displays a long, wedge-shaped tail and feathered legs. For this design, The Perth Mint commissioned American sculptor and engraver, John M. Mercanti, the 12th Chief Engraver of the U. John Mercanti created the reverse design of the American Silver Eagle bullion coin and has produced more coin and medal designs than any other employee in the history of the U.

The coins reverse depicts an impressive Wedge-tailed Eagle perching on a tree branch. The design also includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE, the 2016 year-date and The Perth Mints P mintmark.

The coins high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die. Issued as Australian legal tender under the Australian. The coins obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination. The Perth Mint will issue no more than 500 of the Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2016 2oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin. Prestigious Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate. This coin is housed in a wooden Perth Mint presentation case within a themed, customised shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. The item "Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2016 2oz Gold Proof High Relief Coin" is in sale since Wednesday, May 10, 2017.

This item is in the category "Coins\Coins\Australian\Decimal". The seller is "little_coin_shop" and is located in Melbourne, VIC.

This item can be shipped worldwide.

• Pattern: Yes
• Region of Origin: Australia/ Oceania
• Era: 2000s
• Proof: Yes
• Composition: Gold
• Mint Marked: Yes