2020 $5 Silver Proof Coin - Inside Australia's Most Dangerous - Tasmanian Devil
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2020 $5 Silver Proof Coin - Inside Australia's Most Dangerous - Tasmanian Devil
Purchase all the three coins in this series in one transaction to receive a complementary collectors case.
The world’s largest living marsupial carnivore, the Tasmanian Devil, is revealed in a dramatic and dynamic form on this 2020 $5 silver proof coin. A stunning collectible coin for nature lovers and coin enthusiasts. Part of a three-coin series: ‘Australia’s Most Dangerous.’
The notorious Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) used to be found throughout Australia, but they are now limited only to Tasmania. A stocky nocturnal animal, the Tasmanian Devil can measure up to 30cm at the shoulder. They have black fur with a distinctive patch of white on the chest. Tasmanian Devils can be found in eucalypt forest, scrublands, woods and pasture, where they hunt or scavenge for animal prey, usually wallabies, possums and wombats.
Tasmanian Devils were so named by European settlers who were unnerved by the loud guttural screams, coughs and growls that the creatures utter when they gather to eat their prey. Devils have enormously strong jaws and will crunch up their prey, bones, fur and all. Unfortunately Tasmanian Devils are currently threatened by an infectious facial cancer, and are categorized as ‘threatened’.
• 1oz silver in the Mint’s premium proof finish
• Reverse shows skeletal Tasmanian Devil hunting its prey
• Packaged in a display case
• Maximum mintage 5000
• Certificate of Authenticity
• Coin’s obverse features the effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed by Jody Clark
• Australian legal tender