THE CHRISTMAS NUTCRACKER

2024 2oz SILVER ANTIQUED COLOURED COIN

Celebrating Christmas 2024, this festive coin is inspired by an enchanting Christmas Eve fairy-tale about a young girl's love for a wooden nutcracker doll.

KEY FEATURES:

99.99% pure silver
Features a 24-carat gold-plated nutcracker figurine insert
Limited mintage - 2,500
Australian legal tender
Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
Presentation Packaging

PRODUCT INFORMATION:

Item Code 24S41AAA
Barcode 9327025060828
Maximum Mintage 2,500
Release Date 15 October 2024

Staying up late to spend more time with her favourite gift, she witnesses an battle between an army of toy figures and a gang of mice, during which she bravely saves the Nutcracker from the wicked Mouse King.

In Pyotr Tchaikovsky's classical ballet adaption, Clara dreams that the Nutcracker is transformed into a dashing prince who transports her to The Land of the Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy arranges a series of spectacular dances to honour the young heroine's courage.

Struck by The Perth Mint from 2oz of 99.99% pure silver, the coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

With a 24-carat gold-plated nutcracker figurine at its centre, this beautiful 2oz silver antiqued piece is a wonderful celebration of a much-loved Christmas tradition. The Perth Mint will release just 2,500 of The Christmas Nutcracker 2024 2oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin.

DESIGN

Exuding warmth and festive joy, the coin portrays a traditional hearth on Christmas Eve. The design on the reverse of the coin showcases leading characters from the storyline, including the Nutcracker, his foe the Mouse King, and a young girl among Christmas gifts. Also included are fairies, Christmas trees, an owl, golden-coloured stars, and a 'P125' mintmark signifying The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary.

Encased in the coin's centre is a 24-carat gold-plated representation of a nutcracker figurine, a traditional symbol of good luck also said to frighten away evil spirits.

The obverse bears the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, the coin's monetary denomination and a decorative pattern of stars encircling the nutcracker insert.

PRESENTATION

The coin is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid. Packaged in a beautiful Christmas gift box with a bow, each coin is accomapanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Silver Content (Troy oz)	2
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	2
Fineness (% purity)	99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	62.213
Maximum Diameter (mm)	45.60
Maximum Thickness (mm)	6.50
Maximum Mintage	2,500
Designer	Jennifer McKenna