2023 $5 Mini Money Emu 1/2gm Gold Frosted Uncirculated Coin in Presentation Capsule

2023 $5 Mini Money Emu 1/2gm Gold Frosted Uncirculated CoinThe Royal Australian Mint's Mini Money gold coin series will feature a selection of Australia's iconic native animals.Among our distinctive wildlife, the Emu is perhaps second only to the kangaroo as most recognizably Australian, found across much of the country and displayed on the historic Coat of Arms.A majestic Emu features on the Royal Australian mint's new 2023 $5 half gram coin, the third of the Mini Money series of collectable and investment gold coins.Towering to nearly two metres, Australia's flightless bird, the Emu , ranks in size second only to the African Ostrich. Emus - depicted on the Royal Australian Mint's new Mini Money $5 half gram gold coin - are also second only to Kangaroos and maybe Koalas as most recognizable of Australia's distinctive wildlife.Indigenous people dined on Emus and their eggs. Emus are found across Australia but are less common along the populated East Coast.Their relationship with farmers hasn't always been congenial and in 1932, wheat growers in Western Australia called in the Army to deal with Emu mobs threatening their crops.Soldiers armed with machine-guns inflicted not that many casualties in what is now referred to as the Emu War.Other than dingos, grown Emus have no natural predators and habitat loss hasn't markedly impacted numbers. Consequently Emus are classed as a least-concern species.An elegant Emu, Australia's largest flightless bird, features on the latest of the Royal Australian Mint's Mini Money series of limited production gold investment coins displaying Australian native animals.The first two coin show the Koala, released in June 2021, and Kookaburra, released in July 2022. The reverse shows the image of Queen Elizabeth II. These are affordable $5 denomination half gram frosted uncirculated pure gold coins displayed in a simple capsule.This is a $5 coin containing half a gram of 99.9% pure gold, packaged in an attractive presentation capsule.Limited mintage of just 5,000 Units.Each coin is issued as legal tender and features Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on one side and on the reverse, an emu sitting on it's nest.Denomination :                  $5Quality :                            Frosted UncirculatedMetal :                              GoldWeight :                            1/2 gmsDiameter :                         11.15 mmMintage :                           5,000Certificate of Authenticity :  Royal Australian Mint