The Perth Mint, Australia

1 australian dollar

31,135 g

40,60 mm

Silver 999°

7500 pcs.

Proof quality, colour design

Aleysha Howarth

The Perth Mint, Australia

Issued as Australian legal tender, the coin’s obverse bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, bordered by the inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, and the monetary denomination. The coin’s reverse depicts a roaring Elephant Seal in colour sitting on land under a coloured evening sky, within an outline of Antarctica, and bordered by the lines of latitude and longitude. As well as the inscription 2015 – ELEPHANT SEAL, the design also includes the words ‘Australian Antarctic Territory’ and The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark.

Australia has a proud history of exploration and scientific research in the Antarctic – the world’s highest, driest and coldest continent. To celebrate these efforts, The Perth Mint unveiled the Australian Antarctic Territory series to honour the famous fauna, explorers, scientific observation stations and phenomenon, in the region. The twelfth coin in the sell-out series, Elephant Seal, showcases the largest seal in the world found in the icy region.