Perth Mint 2014 April Coin Bulletin

DOCTOR WHO logo Š 2012 & TM BBC. Licensed by BBC WW Ltd.

Bulletin Released 1 April 2014

Celebrate the beauty of Australia with our superb new collection of Australian-themed coins. Plus more exciting new releases inside!

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Australian Sovereign 2014 Gold Proof Coin

NEW RELEASE

The 2014 Australian Sovereign is a customised version of the original Sydney Mint Sovereign, a spectacular gold coin, and one of the most famous gold coins ever made.

The commemorative 2014 Australian Sovereign portrays the St Edwards crown, a laurel wreath, and the word AUSTRALIA which are all historic elements of Leonard Charles Wyon's original Type I reverse.

Made with meticulous attention to detail, the 2014 Australian Sovereign is struck from traditional 91.67% pure gold (22-carat) in supreme proof quality and is issued as Australian legal tender.

Only 1,500 of these Australian Sovereign 2014 Gold Proof Coins will be released, each housed in a prestigious wooden presentation case and superbly illustrated shipper, and accompanied by a numbered Certificate.

Item code

Description

14V29AAA

2014 Gold Proof Sovereign Coin

Price $675.00

More Sovereigns online at perthmint.com.au/Sovereign

Centenary of Australian Submarines

NEW RELEASE

2014 1oz Silver Proof Coin & Replica Badge Set

Celebrating 100 years of the Australian submarine service, The Perth Mint is proud to present this 99.9% pure silver coin in proof quality, featuring a coloured representation of a submarine as it cruises through the ocean.

Included in the reverse design are the dolphins and crown that feature in the Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service badge, the inscription CENTENARY OF AUSTRALIAN SUBMARINES 1914 – 2014, and The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark.

The coin also features edge-lettering with the inscribed words SILENT SERVICE appearing three times around the edge of the coin.

This stunning Australian legal tender coin is accompanied by an enamel badge replicating the official Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service badge, which presents the dolphin and crown emblem and the inscription SUBMARINE FORCE AUSTRALIA SILENT SERVICE. Only 3,000 of these centenary commemorative sets will be released in a presentation case with an illustrated shipper, accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Obverse shown smaller than actual size of 40.60mm

Silver edge lettering on the coin Item code

Description

14V68AAA

1oz Silver Proof Coin & Replica Badge Set

Price $105.00

The Land Down Under – Great Barrier Reef

NEW RELEASE

2014 2oz Gold & 5oz Silver Special Editions

The Land Down Under – Great Barrier Reef 1/4oz gold proof coin and 1oz silver proof coin are the latest releases in this popular series. The incredible Great Barrier Reef is the largest living structure on the planet, and one of the seven natural wonders of the world.

The reverse of the 99.99% pure gold coin depicts a green sea turtle swimming among coral, while the reverse of the 99.9% silver release depicts a coloured aerial view of the Great Barrier Reef, framed within the shape of Australia with a seaplane flying overhead.

Each release is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

No more than 200 of the gold coins and 400 of the silver coins will be released in a prestigious wooden case within a beautifully illustrated shipper, each accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Previous release: Gold Rush Forthcoming releases: Australian Stockman, Rock Fishing

Obverses shown smaller than actual sizes of 65.60mm and 41.10mm Item code

Description

141127CAAA 141227KAAA

2oz Gold Proof Great Barrier Reef Coin $5,050.00 5oz Silver Proof Great Barrier Reef Coin $485.00

Price

More coins in this series online at perthmint.com.au/TheLandDownUnder

The Australian Stock Horse

NEW RELEASE

2014 1oz Silver Coin

The history of the Australian Stock Horse dates back to the arrival of Australia's first horses on the First Fleet in 1788, with early settlers using the sturdy steeds for stock work and exploration.

Known for their calm temperament and endurance, more than 120,000 Australian Stock Horses went on to serve in World War I. Their strength, stamina and courage earned them international recognition as the finest cavalry mounts in the world and established their place in Australian history and folklore.

Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver, this Australian legal tender coin's reverse portrays an Australian Stock Horse galloping on a rural property alongside a wooden fence.

The Perth Mint will issue no more than 1,000 of these coins, each housed in a presentation card which incorporates a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Item code

Description

14V64AAD

1oz Silver Stock Horse Coin

Price $59.00

More Australian-themed coins online at perthmint.com.au/Australia

NEW RELEASE

Australian Koala 2014 1 Kilo Silver Proof Coin

One of Australia's most iconic bush creatures, the koala, is brought to life on this Australian Koala 2014 coin.

Struck from 1 kilo of 99.9% pure silver, the reverse of the coin depicts a close-up portrait of a koala with a branch of gum leaves and includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOALA, The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark and the 2014 year-date.

Each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, and features the Ian Rank-Broadley of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. This impressive release has an extremely limited mintage of only 500 coins, each housed in a classic display case within an illustrated shipper, and presented with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

EXTREMELY LIMITED

Obverse shown smaller than actual size of 100.60mm

Item code

Description

14127AAAA

1 Kilo Silver Proof Koala Coin

Price $1,750.00

More Australian Koala coins online at perthmint.com.au/Koala

Australian Kookaburra 2014 1oz Silver Proof High Relief Coin

NEW RELEASE

The kookaburra is known for its unmistakable call, which sounds like loud, echoing human laughter. The unique song and appearance of this native bird is superbly reflected on the annual Australian Kookaburra high relief issue.

Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, the high relief format of this issue captures the intricate artistry of the coin's reverse, which features a kookaburra sitting on a tree branch surrounded by gum leaves. The design also includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA. Each Australian legal tender coin is housed in a classic presentation case and custom-designed shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 9,000 of these coins in this packaging from a maximum mintage of 10,000.

SPECTACULAR HIGH RELIEF COIN

Item code

Description

1432DAAA

1oz Silver Proof High Relief Kookaburra Coin

Price $104.00

More Australian Kookaburra coins online at perthmint.com.au/Kookaburra

NEW RELEASE

Mother's Love – Asian Elephant 2014 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin

The second coin from the heart-warming Mother's Love series features an Asian elephant and her calf. Struck from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, the coin's reverse depicts a coloured elephant calf locking trunks with its mother surrounded by jungle palms.

Issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Tuvalu, the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II features on the coin's obverse.

The Perth Mint will issue no more than 4,500 of this coin from a maximum mintage of 6,000. Each coin is presented in a grey display case within an illustrated shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Previous release: Lioness Forthcoming releases: Giraffe (June), Bear (August), Orangutan (October)

Full Series Subscription Available.

Secure all five coins by ordering the subscription. Pay for each coin plus delivery upon release. *Receive a complimentary five-coin plastic display box with every subscription.

Item code

Description

14T57CAA 14T57BAA MLOSUB14

1/2oz Silver Proof Asian Elephant Coin $63.50 1/2oz Silver Proof Lioness Coin $63.50 Full Series Subscription 5 x $63.50

Price

Australia's Remarkable Reptiles – Thorny Devil Lizard

NEW RELEASE

2014 1oz Silver Proof Coin

SECOND RELEASE IN ANNUAL SERIES

The fearsome looking Thorny Devil Lizard is a magnificent addition to Australia's Remarkable Reptile series.

The colouring of these distinctive lizards help to camouflage them from predators while their sharp spines or thorns which cover the length of their body, protect them from attacks.

This second release features the striking creature in colour, bordered by a montage of exotic reptile skin patterns. The design also incorporates the inscription THORNY DEVIL LIZARD. Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, the obverse of this Tuvalu coin depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. No more than 5,000 of this coin will be available, each housed in a wooden presentation case and custom designed shipper, and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Commissioned product struck

by The Perth Mint.

Previous 2013 release: Frilled Neck Lizard

Item code

Description

14W16AAA 13U90AAA

1oz Silver Proof Thorny Devil Lizard Coin 1oz Silver Proof Frilled Neck Lizard Coin

Price $99.00 $99.00

Doctor Who Monsters – Cybermen

NEW RELEASE

2014 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin

DOCTOR WHO logo © 2012 & TM BBC. Licensed by BBC WW Ltd.

One of Doctor Who's most persistent enemies, the Cybermen, feature on this 99.9% pure silver 1/2oz coin, the third coin in the Doctor Who – Monsters series.

Originally born on Earth's twin planet Mondas, the Cybermen were created as the Mondasians replaced parts of their dying bodies with plastic and steel, eventually suppressing all their emotions and feelings.

The coin's reverse depicts a Cyberman, set against a dramatic colour background, and surrounded by a finely struck border. The inscription DOCTOR WHO also features in the design.

Released by New Zealand Mint under official licence of BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand, the coin is issued as Niue legal tender.

No more than 5,000 of this coin will be issued for sale worldwide, each accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity and presented in display packaging.

Previous releases: Daleks, Weeping Angels Forthcoming releases: Silurians, Sontarans

Full Series Subscription Available.

Secure all five coins by ordering the subscription. Pay for each coin plus delivery upon release.

Obverse shown smaller than actual size of 32.60mm Item code

Description

14W08CAA DWMSUB14

1/2oz Silver Proof Cybermen Coin $75.00 Full Series Subscription 5 x $75.00

Price

Doctor Who Monsters – Daleks & Weeping Angels 2014 1/2oz Silver Proof Coins

Two of Doctor Who's most famous foes, the merciless Daleks and the Weeping Angels, each feature on a 1/2oz silver proof coin.

The Daleks first appeared in the cult television series in 1963 when the Doctor first encountered the robot race on the radiation soaked planet of Skaro, waging war with the peaceful Thals.

Known as 'The Lonely Assassins', Weeping Angels are quantumlocked alien killers which freeze like stone when observed.

The reverse of each Niue legal tender coin is set against a dramatic coloured background, and features the inscription DOCTOR WHO. Struck by The Perth Mint from 99.9% pure silver, each coin is released by New Zealand Mint under official licence of BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand.

No more than 5,000 of the Daleks and 5,000 of the Weeping Angels coins will be available in display packaging, each accompanied by a numbered Certificate.

DOCTOR WHO logo Š 2012 & TM BBC. Licensed by BBC WW Ltd. DALEKS (word marks and devices) are trademarks of the BBC and are used under licence.

Obverse shown smaller than actual size of 32.60mm Item code

Description

14W08AAA 14W08BAA DWMSUB14

1/2oz Silver Proof Daleks Coin 1/2oz Silver Proof Weeping Angels Coin Full Series Subscription

Price $75.00 $75.00 5 x $75.00

Young Collectors Super Powers Series

NEW RELEASE

2014 Invisibility $1 Coin in Card

The Invisibility $1 aluminium bronze coin is the second design in The Perth Mint's Young Collectors six-coin Super Powers Series.

To have the power of invisibility would mean we could blend into our surroundings, remaining undetected by the naked eye.

As camouflage technology advances, invisibility is becoming more of a reality.

The reverse of the coin features a coloured superhero balancing on the side of a multistorey city building, using her invisibility super power to blend into the bricks. The inscription INVISIBILITY and The Perth Mint's traditional 'P' mintmark also appear in the design.

Issued as Australian legal tender, each coin is housed in a brilliantly illustrated presentation card. Also available is a Super Powers coin album that comes with the first coin release, designed to fit all coins in the series.

Previous release: Super Senses Forthcoming releases: Cybernetics, Flight, Weather Control, Super Strength

Item code

Description

1420BAAD 1420AAAD 1420AZAA

2014 Invisibility $1 Coin 2014 Super Senses $1 Coin 2014 Super Senses $1 Coin in Series Album

Price $14.95 $14.95 $19.95

NEW RELEASE

Baby Keepsake 2014 $1 Coin in Card

The Perth Mint and Australia Post are proud to release a stunning coin in card to celebrate the arrival of a baby. The $1 aluminium bronze coin features an adorable Australian kookaburra carrying a sleeping newborn in a swaddling cloth. The reverse design also portrays Australian flora and the inscription CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BABY. This Australian legal tender coin is housed in a beautifully themed presentation card, with a circular window featuring the coin's obverse and reverse designs, which fits inside a similarly designed envelope. The card includes space to write in the baby's details, making it a superb gift for welcoming a new addition to the family.

Item code Description 14W17AAD $1 Baby Keepsake Coin in Card

Price $16.95

Newborn Baby 2014 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin The arrival of a baby is a joyous occasion.

Celebrate this precious time with the gift of a 1/2oz 99.9% pure silver coin featuring an adorable Australian kookaburra carrying a sleeping newborn.

The proof coin's reverse design also includes the inscription CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BABY. Beautifully presented in an elaborate Australian themed gift card with space to write the baby's details, a family tree and a place to house a photograph, this Australian legal tender coin is offered on a mint-to-order basis.

Item code 14V15AAD

Description 1/2oz Silver Proof Newborn Coin

Price $63.50

The Limited Edition Argyle Pink Diamond Ingots 2014 1oz Pink Gold and 1oz Platinum Ingots

Following the highly successful 2013 release, Argyle Pink Diamonds and The Perth Mint unite to present these exclusive creations.

For more than a billion years, Mother Nature's most precious treasure was hidden a hundred miles beneath the Earth's surface. Over time, a hint of the exceptional bounty was discovered glinting in an anthill sitting above the site of what is now the Argyle Diamond Mine in Australia.

Symbolising the origin of these precious gemstones, the reverse design of each 2014 ingot depicts an anthill embedded with six Argyle pink diamonds, with an ant climbing out of the anthill, holding a pink diamond.

Representing the divine formation of these rare jewels, the obverse of each ingot displays intricate star clusters, with a seventh dazzling pink diamond in the centre, surrounded by a starburst.

NEW RELEASE

Approximately 0.11 carats of these precious gemstones have been superbly hand set in both the 1oz 91.67% 22-carat Pink Gold and 1oz 99.95% Platinum Ingot, each struck by The Perth Mint.

Beautifully presented in an exclusive case and accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, only 200 of the Pink Gold and 60 of the Platinum ingots will be released worldwide.

Obverses shown actual size

Item code

Description

Price

14W14AAA 1oz Pink Gold Pink Diamond Ingot $5,580.00 14W14BAA 1oz Platinum Pink Diamond Ingot $10,880.00

NEW RELEASE

1914 Gold Sovereign Mintmark Trio

Ahead of the centenary of The Great War of 1914 – 1918, The Perth Mint is delighted to offer the 1914 Gold Sovereign Mintmark Trio.

Among the last sovereigns considered to be true circulation coins, this collection comprises a 1914 Sovereign from The Perth Mint, the Sydney Mint and the Melbourne Mint. Struck from 7.98 grams of 22-carat gold, each sovereign features the traditional 'P', 'S' or 'M' mintmark, and have been graded EF-Unc. The obverse of each sovereign depicts the original portrait of King George V which was represented from 1911 to 1928.

This highly sought-after Trio Collection is housed in an impressive timber case and shipper, and is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

Obverse shown actual size Item code 14W18AAA

Description Gold Sovereign Mintmark Trio Set

Price $2,495.00

More Sovereigns online at perthmint.com.au/Sovereign

Australian Gold Sovereigns 1914 – 1918 'The Great War' – The Perth Mint Collection

NEW RELEASE

EXCLUSIVE TO THE PERTH MINT

Covering the period from the outbreak of The Great War, until the guns finally fell silent more than four years later, this collection unites the five different sovereign dates struck at The Perth Mint from 1914 to 1918.

Struck from 7.98 grams of 22-carat gold and measuring 21.5mm in diameter, each of the five coins are genuine gold sovereigns minted during World War I. Graded EF – Unc., the reverse of each coin portrays Benedetto Pistrucci's classic St George and the dragon design, and The Perth Mint's traditional 'P' mintmark. The obverse of each coin depicts the original portrait of King George V which was represented from 1911 to 1928.

The Great War Gold Sovereign Collection is housed in a lavish black timber case with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Obverse shown actual size

Item code 14W26AAA

Description Gold Sovereign Five-Coin Set

Price $4,495.00

More Sovereigns online at perthmint.com.au/Sovereign

Mini Roo 2014 0.5g Gold Coin The delicate, button-sized Mini Roo 0.5g coin presents a golden opportunity to own an iconic Australian 99.99% pure gold coin. Extremely affordable, the delightful Mini Roo is a precious collectable or gift that will be treasured always.

The coin's reverse design portrays an adult kangaroo in a classic stance and includes the coin's weight and fineness.

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin is available on a mint-to-order basis.

Each coin is housed in a protective acrylic capsule and presented in a colourful wallet-sized card.

Obverse shown actual size Item code

Description

140110AAD

Mini Roo 2014 0.5g Coin

Price $59.50

More Australian-themed coins online at perthmint.com.au/Australia

Coin releases from 6 May 2014 ? Treasures of the World – Australia 2014 Gold & Silver Proof Locket Coins with Gold ? Australian Wedge-Tailed Eagle 2014 1oz & 5oz Silver Proof Coins ? 100th Anniversary of Australian Red Cross 2014 1oz Silver Proof Coin ? Australian Megafauna – Thylacoleo 2014 1oz Silver Proof Coin ? Famous Ships That Never Sailed – Gloria Scott 2014 1oz Silver Proof Coin ? Doctor Who Monsters – Silurians 2014 1/2oz Silver Proof Coin ? Mini Kookaburra 2014 0.5g Gold Coin ? 100th Anniversary of Australian Red Cross Stamp & Coin Cover ? 150th Anniversay of A.B. "Banjo" Paterson Stamp & Coin Cover

Release dates subject to change without notice

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