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500 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Wedge-tailed Eagle - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2015 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 2015 P - Proof - 99 |
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The Wedge-tailed Eagle bullion series, launched by the Perth Mint in 2014, was designed to compete directly with established sovereign bullion programs — the Maple Leaf, the Krugerrand, the Britannia — in an increasingly crowded high-purity market. At .9999 fineness, it matched the Canadian standard rather than the .9167 of traditional sovereigns, a deliberate commercial calculation. The 5-troy-ounce format targets institutional and serious private buyers rather than the one-ounce retail market.
Annual design changes to the eagle reverse are a confirmed production policy, meaning no two years share a die — a detail that quietly distinguishes each date as a discrete collectible rather than a fungible bullion unit.