2023 MYTHICAL CREATURES – BASILISK 1oz PLATINUM PROOF COIN

• • Proof quality 99.95% pure platinum 
• • Limited mintage – 125 
• • Numbered Certificate of Authenticity 
• • Beautifully illustrated presentation packaging 

 This 1oz platinum proof coin features a captivating basilisk design. In mythology, the basilisk is a terrifying beast first described by the ancient Romans, notably Lucan the poet, and natural philosopher Pliny the Elder. According to their texts, the serpentine-shaped basilisk could kill almost all living forms with its deadly venom, noxious breath, or even its lethal gaze. Displaying a white spot on its crested head that resembled a crown, the basilisk became known as king of the serpents. 

Later, medieval legends emerged suggesting the basilisk was hatched by a toad from a defiled cockerel’s egg. Embodying evil, the unnatural creature had a reptilian body, dragon’s wings, and the head and claws of a rooster. Its only vulnerability was a weasel. Immune to the basilisk’s fatal powers, the weasel could attack and kill the devilish beast in its lair. 

The Mythical Creatures Basilisk 2023 1oz Platinum Proof Coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 99.95% pure platinum and issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. No more than 125 of these coins will be released worldwide. 

DESIGN 

The coin portrays a basilisk in flight approaching its mountain cave. As well as the inscription ‘MYTHICAL CREATURES BASILISK’, the design includes The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. 

The coin bears The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse, featuring the Jody Clark effigy supplemented with the dates of Her Majesty’s reign. Included on the obverse is the coin’s weight, purity, monetary denomination, and year-date.