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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Australian Platypus - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2021 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed platypus depicted in dynamic underwater motion, its body oriented diagonally across the field with webbed feet extended and duck-bill prominent in the lower left. Above and behind the animal, a cluster of water lily pads rendered with naturalistic botanical detail rises toward the upper portion of the coin. The legend 'AUSTRALIAN PLATYPUS' arcs along the upper rim, while the date '2021' appears in the lower exergue. The Perth Mint 'P' mintmark is situated to the right of the design, and the engraver's initials 'JM P' are present within the field. |
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Australia's platypus bullion series from the Perth Mint occupies an unusual position in the gold bullion market — issued under Royal Australian Mint authority but struck by the Perth Mint, which operates as a commercial entity under the Western Australian state government rather than the Commonwealth. The 2021 date places this coin in the first year of the sixth portrait of Elizabeth II by Jody Clark, adopted by Australia later than most Commonwealth realms.
The 1/4 oz fractional weight traces to troy-fraction pricing conventions that gained traction after the 1980 Krugerrand fractional rollout normalized sub-one-ounce bullion worldwide.