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2023 $1 Fine Silver ‘C’ Mintmark Proof Coin - Creatures of the Deep
AU$60.00
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Product Code: 23S3888
Scientists, aboard the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator, have explored the deep-sea and ocean abyss, discovering amazing and unique creatures of the deep.
Blob fish (Psychrolutes) are from the Psychrolutidae family, often called fathead sculpins, referring to their large, globular head and ‘floppy’ skin. They inhabit the deep waters of all ocean basins. An iconic deep sea creature, their grumpy, forlorn-looking faces have seen them crowned as the ‘world’s ugliest animal’.
The Royal Australian Mint celebrates these journeys of scientific endeavour, and the wondrous creatures they discovered with this 2023 $1 ‘C’ Mintmark Silver Proof Coin.
• Coin’s reverse design depicts the CSIRO research vessel (RV) Investigator and deep tow camera exploring the deep ocean
• Displayed in a presentation case with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity
• Coin’s obverse features the effigy of The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse designed by Jody Clark
• Mintage 5000
• Australian legal tender