2016 1oz Silver Great-white Shark Map Shaped Coin - Mintage: 6,000

Explore Australia’s coastal waters with the spectacular 2016 Great White Shark Australian Map-Shaped Silver Coin, produced by The Perth Mint.

Struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver, this legal-tender $1 coin is innovatively shaped like the Australian continent. Its coloured reverse depicts a powerful Great White Shark swimming through the ocean, with a shipwreck visible in the background.

The Great White Shark was the ninth release in The Perth Mint’s Australian Map-Shaped Coin Series. Although the original maximum mintage was 6,000, official Perth Mint records confirm that only 3,349 coins were ultimately released.

Coin details:

• Year: 2016
• Country: Australia
• Denomination: $1 AUD
• Manufacturer: The Perth Mint
• Metal: 99.9% pure silver
• Silver weight: 1 troy ounce
• Finish: Coloured bullion coin
• Shape: Australian continent
• Maximum mintage: 6,000
• Official declared mintage: 3,349
• Reverse: Great White Shark with shipwreck
• Obverse: Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank-Broadley
• Series position: Ninth release
• Legal tender under Australian law

A highly sought-after Australian wildlife coin and an outstanding addition to any shark, marine-life, Perth Mint or Australian Map-Shaped coin collection.