2020 Venom 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

Manufacturer: The Perth Mint

Weight (grams): 31.103

Pure silver content (grams): 31.10348

Fineness: 999.9

Dimensions: 40.6mm diameter x 4mm thickness

The 2020 Venom 1oz Silver Coin is the eighth addition to the Marvel Comics coin series from The Perth Mint. Like the previous brilliant uncirculated coins, this is produced in 999.9 fine silver.

Unlike the rest of the Marvel series, Venom – also known as Eddie Brock – is more of a villain than even an anti-hero. He first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man comics as an adversary for Spiderman, aka Peter Parker. Between Brock and the alien symbiote ‘Venom’, they seek vigilante justice outside of the law and often beyond moral boundaries.

The reverse side of the coin uses a classic Venom snarling pose, showing off the character’s fierce claws, large teeth, and unnaturally long tongue. The silver is also deliberately darkened to mimic Venom’s black guise, and shows the character’s imitation spider logo as a reference/mockery of Spider-Man.

The obverse side of the Venom silver coin shows Ian Rank-Broadley’s portrait of Queen Elizabeth II – used in the UK until 2016. This shows the classic side portrait, as well as providing the coin’s weight, purity, metal composition, and $1 (one dollar) face value.

This is the eighth coin in a series of eight from The Perth Mint on behalf of Marvel. Spider-Man, Black Panther, Thor, Iron Man, Deadpool, Captain America, and Hulk make up the rest of the series, while a rare 1oz proof silver coin was also issued in line with the release of the Captain Marvel film.