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2023 50c Australian Antarctic Territory - Emperor Penguin Coloured Uncirculated Coin in Card

2023 50c Australian Antarctic Territory - Emperor Penguin Coloured Uncirculated Coin in Card

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2023 50c Australian Antarctic Territory - Emperor Penguin Coloured Uncirculated Coin in CardThis new series from The Coin Company in partnership with The Royal Australian Mint has just landed.With their regal bearing and distinctive markings, Emperor Penguins are the largest of all pengiuns, standing around a metre tall and weighing up to 45 kgs.Named in honour of naturalist Johann Forster, who travelled with Captain James Cook on his second voyage of discoery (1772-75), the Emperor Pengiun (Aptenodytes foresteri) is the largest of all penguins, growing to around a metre tall.An Emperor Penguin family with offspring stand on the ice shelf by an azure sea on the new coin series struck by The Roya Australian Mint for The Coin Company featuring wildlife of the Australian Antarctic Territory.These magnificent creatures feature on the new Royal Australian Mint Series of coins depicting animals of the Australian Antarctic Territory.The coin's obverse features the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse, sculpted by Jody Clark, along with the dates 1952 - 2022, and denomination.Each coin is presented in a full colour presentation card.Denomination :   50cQuality :             BU ColouredMetal :               Cupro NickelWeight :             15.55 gmsDiameter :          31.65mmMintage :            25,000 Presentation CardCertificate of Authenticity : Official Presentation Card
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