5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Tinga - Tasmanian Devil, Gold Bullion Proof

Part of the Royal Australian Mint's "Tinga" series, which took its name from an Aboriginal word and paired the fourth Maklouf portrait of Elizabeth II with native fauna rendered in a stylized, graphic treatment quite unlike conventional bullion design. The Tasmanian devil issue appeared as wild populations were already in severe decline due to devil facial tumor disease, a transmissible cancer first documented in 1996 that had eliminated an estimated 80% of the species by the time this coin was struck.