2022 $5 Great Barrier Reef Coloured Silver Proof Coin
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| Coin Type: | $5 silver |
| Grade: | Proof |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Mint: | Royal Australian Mint |
| Mintage: | 7,500 |
| Metal: | .999 Silver |
| Diameter (approx): | 39.62mm |
| Mass (approx): | 1oz |
| Obverse: | Elizabeth II (Jody Clark) |
| Reverse: | Great Barrier Reef (Bronwyn Scott) |
1oz fine silver proof domed five dollar coin in a display case with Certificate of Authenticity.
The first coin in the Beauty, Rich and Rare series. Australia’s Great Barrier Reef attracts visitors and scientists from around the world, such is its beauty and significance. The Royal Australian Mint’s series, ‘Beauty, Rich and Rare’ seeks to capture this natural wonder in these unique, coloured and dome-shaped coins. With a limited mintage of 7,500 for the Silver, they will be a treasured piece in people’s collections.
Stretching from the northern tip of Queensland nearly as far south as Bundaberg, the Great Barrier Reef is a wonder of epic proportions. Not only are its turquoise waters a thing of beauty, but its environmental significance cannot be underestimated. Home to more than 600 types of coral, more than 1600 species of fish and 133 varieties of sharks and rays, the reef is a truly diverse ecosystem.
*Stock images courtesy of the Royal Australian Mint.
