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15 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - King Brown Snake - Gold Proof
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Diameter | 16 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly stylised depiction of a King Brown Snake (Pseudechis australis) rendered in a coiled, sinuous pose occupying the majority of the coin's field, consistent with the 'Dreaming' artistic style inspired by Aboriginal Australian iconography. The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark appears to the left of the snake's body. The curved legend 'DISCOVER AUSTRALIA' arcs across the upper field, while the lower legend reads '2009 KING BROWN SNAKE 1/10oz 9999 GOLD', all set against a polished proof background. |
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Part of Perth Mint's long-running Australian Dangerous Snakes series, this issue features the king brown snake — technically a member of the Pseudechis genus and more closely related to black snakes than true browns, a taxonomic confusion that persists in common usage across rural Australia. The series drew on genuine herpetological input and was timed to coincide with growing international collector appetite for Australian wildlife themes in the mid-2000s bullion and proof market.
At 3.11 g of .9999 fine gold, these fractional proofs were struck to the extraordinarily tight tolerances Perth Mint became known for in this format — mintage was capped at 2,500 pieces worldwide.