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2016 AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE 

1oz SILVER PROOF HIGH RELIEF COIN

KEY FEATURES:

• Proof quality 99.9% pure silver
• Stunning design by John M. Mercanti
• Australian legal tender
• Issue Limit - 19,000
• Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Illustrated presentation packaging

Featuring the 2016 Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle design by American sculptor and engraver, John M. Mercanti, this 1oz silver coin is struck in brilliant high relief.

Found throughout mainland Australia, Tasmania and southern New Guinea, the Wedge-tailed Eagle has a wingspan of up to 2.7 metres, and displays a long, wedge-shaped tail and feathered legs.

Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof high relief quality.

DESIGN

The coin's reverse depicts an impressive Wedge-tailed Eagle perching on a tree branch. The design also includes the inscription 'AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE', the 2016 year-date and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin's obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

PRESENTATION

The coin is housed in a grey presentation case within a themed, customised shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Silver Content  (Troy oz)	1
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	1
Fineness (% purity)	99.9
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	31.135
Maximum Diameter (mm)	32.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	6.00
Maximum Mintage	20,000
Designer	John M. Mercanti