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100 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2020 |
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| Weight | 31.1035 g |
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| Reverse description | A dramatic high-relief depiction of a wedge-tailed eagle (Aquila audax) captured in a steep swoop, wings partially folded and powerful talons extended forward in a striking pose. The intricate feather detail across the bird's plumage and the intensity of the composition convey both naturalistic accuracy and artistic dynamism. The Perth Mint's P mintmark appears to the left of the design. The legend AUSTRALIAN WEDGE-TAILED EAGLE arcs across the upper field, while the lower field carries the inscriptions 2020, 1oz, and 9999 GOLD, along with the engraver's initials JM. |
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| Mint | P Perth Mint, Australia(1899-date) |
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The Wedge-tailed Eagle bullion series is Perth Mint's answer to the Britannia and Maple Leaf programs — an annual release designed to capture a share of the global investment-grade gold market. The 2020 issue is notable for introducing Jody Clark's sixth portrait of Elizabeth II, the same effigy adopted across Commonwealth mints following the Royal Mint's 2015 rollout, though Perth's implementation lagged by several years due to independent production agreements.
Perth's .9999 fineness exceeds the traditional .9167 of sovereign-era Australian gold, a deliberate specification choice to compete directly with the Royal Canadian Mint's Maple Leaf on purity claims.