Catalog
Bar - 5 Grams - Perth Mint Lakshmi
| Location | Australia |
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| Weight | 5 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Perth Mint's iconic swan logo in high relief at center, set within a circular legend reading 'THE PERTH MINT AUSTRALIA', against a finely guilloche-patterned field of radiating floral motifs. A recessed rectangular cartouche in the lower field bears the purity and weight specifications in raised lettering. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a richly detailed high-relief depiction of Lakshmi, the Hindu goddess of wealth and prosperity, seated in lotus position upon a large open lotus flower. She is shown four-armed, holding lotus blooms in her upper hands, with coins cascading from a bowl before her, flanked by ornate temple columns and oil lamps in the upper field. The Perth Mint 'P' mintmark appears at lower left and the designer's initials 'SR' at lower right. |
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