2024 Australian Tiger Snake 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

2024 Australian Tiger Snake 1oz Silver Bullion Coin, This limited edition Ram mint silver bullion coin is limited to 25000 mintage.

The Tiger Snake is the fifth design in the Australia’s Most Dangerous by the Royal Australian Mint.

The Tiger Snake inhabits much of southern Australia and is known for its striking black and yellow bands, however some Tiger Snakes are without these bold markings. The dark bands allow the snakes to better absorb heat during the short growing season. If threatened, Tiger Snakes can become aggressive, and their bite releases toxic venom, which can be fatal to humans.

Impressively, Tiger Snakes can swim and climb. They can remain submerged underwater for up to nine minutes and have also been found up to 10 metres above ground. They frequently inhabit watery areas including dams, creeks, swamps and wetlands.

Tiger Snakes hunt during the day and feed on different animals including birds, mammals, fish, frogs, tadpoles and carrion. After mating, a female Tiger Snake produces a sac containing up to 64 young. Once the young have broken free of the sac, the baby snakes are entirely independent.

The obverse: of the coin depicts the crowned old bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the “Fifth Portrait” worldwide but “Sixth Portrait” in Australia, where the Queen’s portrait by Vladimir Gottwald was fifth), The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen’s Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) in 1937, Unlike on British coinage, the effigy is “uncouped” (includes the Queen’s shoulders). In small letters on the left, the artist’s initials JC (for Jody Clark), Running continuously around the rim is the monarch’s legend, the date of issue and the face value: ELIZABETH II 1952 – 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2024 · 1 DOLLAR ·.The legend is interrupted by the “memorial” inclusion of the dates of the Queen’s reign, 1952 – 2022.

The reverse: of the coin depicts a tiger snake ready to attack, On two lines, the inscription TIGER SNAKE. Around left, the precious metal content 1 oz .999 SILVER (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver), The designer’s monogram EW (E above W, for Elyssa Waterford) is in the right field. The face value and denomination are on the obverse.

2024 Australian Tiger Snake 1oz Silver Bullion Coin

Manufacturer: LPM
Dimensions: 40.6 mm
Weight (grams): 31.103
Fineness: 999