The Perth Mint is excited to release this spectacular 2 kilo silver coin that celebrates one of the natural wonders of the world, the Great Barrier Reef.
This stunning antiqued design symbolises the Great Barrier Reef’s unique importance to thousands of different marine species. Stretching more than 2,300 kilometres along Australia’s Queensland coastline, the Great Barrier Reef is the world’s most extensive coral reef ecosystem.
Comprising more than 2,500 reefs and over 900 islands, it supports extraordinary biodiversity, including 600 species of coral, more than 1,500 types of fish and thousands of different molluscs. It is also home to dugong, whales, sharks, rays and six of the world’s seven species of marine turtle.
Struck by The Perth Mint from 2 kilos of 99.99% pure silver, the coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.
The Perth Mint will release no more than 200 of the Great Barrier Reef 2021 2 Kilo Silver High Relief Antiqued Coin.