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50 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Great White Shark, Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a stylised Dreaming-art rendition of a Great White Shark, depicted in a dynamic swimming pose occupying the central field. The design is executed in the tradition of Australian Aboriginal Dreamtime imagery, with decorative linear patterning filling the body of the shark. The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark appears to the left, and the designer's initials 'DB' are inscribed near the lower right of the motif. The legend DISCOVER AUSTRALIA arcs along the upper periphery, while GREAT WHITE SHARK 1/2 oz 9999 GOLD and the date 2011 are inscribed along the lower field. |
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Australia's "Discover Australia" bullion series, under which this coin was issued, drew on Perth Mint's long-standing strategy of pairing investment-grade gold with wildlife subjects to compete directly with the Krugerrand and Maple Leaf in the collector-investor crossover market. The great white shark selection was deliberate — it had appeared in earlier silver issues and consistently outperformed other subjects at secondary auction, a pattern the mint tracked closely.
The .9999 fineness here is worth noting: Perth moved to four-nines purity specifically to undercut the Canadian Maple Leaf's then-dominant claim to the standard, a shift that required retooling refinery processes in the early 2000s.