1 oz Silver Coin - 2022 Desert Scorpion - Royal Australian Mint

Desert Scorpion

This limited mintage Silver coin features the Desert Scorpion in a beautiful, Brilliant Uncirculated finish. Don't miss your opportunity to add the 2022 1 oz Silver Desert Scorpion Brilliant Uncirculated coin to your cart today!

The third coin in a bullion series featuring Australia's most dangerous animals follows the first release of the Redback Spider and the Second release of the Great White Shark. This third release depicts the Desert Scorpion in both Gold and Silver. The Desert Scorpion is found in the deserts of Australia's interior. They are known to dig a deep spiral burrow up to 1m deep, protecting them from the sizzling temperatures. They have a stout body, that is yellow to reddish brown in color.

• Obverse: Effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, along with the face value.

• Reverse: Features the Scorpion in the sand of the Australian desert.

Royal Australian Mint

Royal Australian Mint, located in Canberra, is well-known for their popular releases of Domed Proof coins, Lunar coins, and limited mintage bullion releases in both Silver and Gold. The coins range from themes about history, to astronomy, animals, to the Chinese Zodiac. The Royal Australian Mint also produces the circulating coins for Australia. The Mint was first opened in 1965, and the first mint of the country to not be a branch of the Royal Mint. Before Royal Australian Mint was formed, coins for the country were struck at various branches of the Royal Mint - the Sydney Mint, Melbourne Mint, and The Perth Mint.

Presentation & Mintage

This 1oz Silver Bullion Coin is presented in an individual protective acrylic capsule & comes with and individual coin bullion bag.

Limited mintage of 25,000. Production will close at the end of 2021, after which The Mint will declare the coin's official mintage.

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