AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1911-1914 PROOF SILVER COMMEMORATIVE COIN - SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON

A SIGNIFICANT NUMISMATIC TRIBUTE TO ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S MOST CELEBRATED POLAR EXPLORERS, THIS 5 OUNCE .999 SILVER PROOF COIN COMMEMORATES THE LEGENDARY AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION LED BY SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON BETWEEN 1911 AND 1914.

SPECIFICATIONS:
- PURITY: 5OZ .999 SILVER
- YEAR OF ISSUE: 2014
- QUALITY: PROOF
- MAXIMUM DIAMETER: 65MM
- MONETARY DENOMINATION: 10 DOLLARS (NIUE)
- ISSUING AUTHORITY: ROYAL AUSTRALIAN MINT
- LIMITED MINTAGE: 500 PIECES
- CERTIFICATE NUMBER: 008

DESIGN AND ICONOGRAPHY:
THE OBVERSE FEATURES THE PROFILE PORTRAIT OF SIR DOUGLAS MAWSON, THE EXPEDITION'S LEADER, RENDERED IN FINE DETAIL. THE REVERSE DEPICTS THE EXPEDITION'S VESSEL FRAMED WITHIN AN ICE FORMATION, CAPTURING THE PERILOUS ANTARCTIC ENVIRONMENT. THE INSCRIPTION READS "A TALE OF TRIUMPH AND TRAGEDY" AND "1911-1914 AUSTRALASIAN ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION," HONOURING THE EXPEDITION'S HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

Coin Is Encapsulated And Housed In A Presentation Box . Signs Of Wear

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Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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