2015 Australian Map Shaped Silver Coin Features Redback Spider

A highly venomous spider indigenous to Australia appears on a new Perth Mint collectible, the 2015 Australian Map Shaped Redback Spider 1 Oz Silver Coin.

This latest coin marks the eighth from the Australian Map Shaped Coin Series of 1-ounce coins in 99.9% pure silver with limited mintages of 6,000. Prior coins by year include the:

• 2012 Australian Map Shaped Kookaburra Coin
• 2012 Australian Map Shaped Emu Coin
• 2013 Australian Map Shaped Kangaroo Coin
• 2013 Australian Map Shaped Platypus Coin
• 2014 Australian Map Shaped Koala Coin
• 2014 Australian Map Shaped Saltwater Crocodile Coin
• 2015 Australian Map Shaped Wedge Tailed Eagle Coin

Their unique shape, limited mintages and varying subject matter has added to their appeal with half of them selling out and others marked by the Mint with an availability that is extremely limited.

Coin Design and Specifications

Each new silver coin is in the shape of the Australian continent. Reverses depict a Redback Spider, with its distinctive red stripe, crawling across the face of a rock. Inscriptions around the design are REDBACK SPIDER, 1 oz 999 SILVER, 2015 and the Perth’s ‘P’ mint mark.

Coins are legal tender, featuring obverses with Ian Rank-Broadley’s effigy of Her Majesty with inscriptions of ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA, 2015 and 1 DOLLAR.

Specifications match those of other coins in the series. They are:

 

Ordering

To order a 2015 Australian Map Shaped Redback Spider Silver Coin, visit the Perth Mint of Australia website of www.perthmint.com.au. You may also follow the affiliate link below to the Mint’s listing of the coins.

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Each coin ships in a Perth Mint-branded display case along with an illustrated shipper and a numbered Certificate of authenticity.