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2011 Treasures of Australia Gold and Silver PEARL Locket Coins ‘Treasures of Australia’ is a beautiful series featuring locket coins celebrating Australia’s abundance of natural riches. Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver and 1oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality, the 2011 release features an authentic keshi pearl. The Kimberley town of Broome became the home of Australia’s oyster fishing industry in the 19th century. Today it is renowned for ‘cultured’ South Sea pearls, the most soughtafter in the world. Oysters create natural pearls by depositing layers of nacre over a grain of sand or other ‘intruder’ that settles inside their shell. Cultured pearls develop around a bead implanted by human hand. A traditional bridal gift, pearl is also the modern birthstone of people born in June. The coin’s reverse portrays an abstract interpretation of Australia’s marine environment, one of the world’s richest sources of South Sea pearls. The coin also incorporates a transparent locket inlaid with mother of pearl framing a keshi pearl. The obverse of each coin shows the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination. The reverses show an abstract interpretation of Australia’s stark and beautiful landscape. The design surrounds a transparent half-circle capsule containing the gold granules! Only 1,000 Gold Proofs and 7,500 Silver Proofs will be issued. We offer both coins at the Official Mint Issue Prices.
Gold Proof $2,650.00 Silver Proof $189.50