Description
The Australovenator is the first coin in this exciting new five-coin series that features Australian dinosaurs which existed during from the Cretaceous Period more than 100 million years ago.
The coloured coin is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
The coin’s reverse depicts the Australian dinosaur Australovenator wintonensis set against a colourful, prehistoric scene. The inscription AUSTRALOVENATOR, the coin’s weight and purity, and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark are also incorporated into the design.
The Australovenator was a medium-sized, very fast, carnivorous dinosaur. Its fossils were discovered in what was once an ancient billabong near Winton, central Queensland by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum, with museum staff nick-naming the dinosaur “Banjo”, after the famous Australian poet, Andrew Barton “Banjo” Paterson.
Unlike most theropod dinosaurs, this animal had massive arms and hands with two of its three hand claws being razor sharp weapons that would have been used to capture prey.
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 5,000
Designer Tom Vaughan
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