100TH ANNIVERSARY OF GUMNUT BABIES 2016 1OZ SILVER PROOF COIN & BOOK

Description

100th Anniversary of Gumnut Babies 2016 1oz Silver Proof Coin & Book from The Perth Mint, featuring:

This very special release from The Perth Mint is sure to delight fans of May Gibbs’ Gumnut Babies.

Featuring a limited edition copy of the Gumnut Babies book, with the coin nestled inside the front cover, this is a true collector’s item.

The coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

The coin’s reverse depicts a colour image of seven Gumnut Babies sitting on a eucalypt tree branch, surrounded by gumnuts and gum leaves. The design includes the inscription MAY GIBBS GUMNUT BABIES 100TH ANNIVERSARY, and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark.

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2016 year-date, and the monetary denomination are depicted on the coin’s obverse.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 2,500 of the 100th Anniversary of Gumnut Babies 2016 1oz Silver Proof Coin & Book.

Each coin will be presented in the cover of a special limited edition Gumnut Babies book, displaying both the reverse and obverse of the coin. The book will sit within a beautifully illustrated pocket and contains a Certificate of Authenticity, which is individually numbered.

Silver Content (Troy oz) 1

Monetary Denomination (AUD) 1

Fineness (% purity) 99.9

Minimum Gross Weight (g) 31.135

Maximum Diameter (mm) 40.60

Maximum Thickness (mm) 4.00

Maximum Mintage 2,500

Designer  Ing Jong