WWF Silver Medal Set Issued by The Royal Mint

The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) was started nearly 50 years ago in Europe with a mission to conserve nature. Over the years, the organization has grown world-wide and now directs millions of dollars annually toward nature preservation.

To help draw attention to the work of the WWF, The Royal Mint of the United Kingdom has created the WWF Silver Medal Set. The collection is limited to only 2,000 sets worldwide and comes housed in a beautiful presentation case with an illustrated booklet and a certificate of authenticity.

Each of the six medals features a different species protected by the WWF as well as an extract of a quotation from one of the organizations founders, Max Nicholson:

‘WWF is not just about saving whales and tigers and rainforests,and preventing pollution and waste, but is inescapably concerned with the future conduct, welfare and happiness and indeed survival of mankind on this planet.’

The medals are struck to proof condition from .925 sterling silver with a weight of 28.28 grams and a diameter of 38.45 mm. The Royal Mint Engraving Team designed the collection to showcase the following creatures:

WWF Silver Orang-utan Medal

Facing a dwindling habitat from the encroachment of man, the WWF is working to secure safe havens for the orang-utan.

WWF Silver Polar Bear Medal

With the destruction of the Arctic Sea ice, the polar bear’s hunting grounds are shrinking. The WWF is working to stop the climate change accused of causing the melt.

WWF Silver Giant Panda Medal

Only 1,600 Giant Pandas are still thought to be in the wild. In order to help increase this number, the WWF has helped to create over 60 forest areas in China solely for the preservation of the panda.

WWF Silver Dolphin Medal

One of the basic goals of the WWF is to improve the conditions of the seas and rivers where creatures like dolphin live, thus improving their chances of survival.

WWF Silver Tiger Medal

The largest of the cat species is not immune from the affects of mankind and the WWF has done its part to create reserves dedicated to their species.

WWF Silver Rhino Medal

Tthe target of poaching for decades, the rhino numbers are dangerously low. The WWF hopes to reverse this problem by creating safe havens free from the hunter’s rifle.

Each medal is also inscribed with the WWF logo. The collection sells for £250.00 straight from The Royal Mint.

About The Royal Mint

The Royal Mint is a department of government and its primary responsibility remains the provision of the United Kingdom coinage. Its reputation, however, extends beyond this and internationally it has a reputation for making some fascinating coins for over 100 countries.

The history of the Royal Mint itself stretches back over 1100 years. There is an unbroken link from the scattered workshops of the moneyers of Anglo-Saxon London to a single mint within the Tower of London, from a purpose-built premises at Tower Hill to the huge modern coining plant in South Wales.

In April 1975 the Mint was established as a Government Trading Fund, operationally very similar to a government-owned company.