This 2015 1 oz. Australian Funnel-Web Spider
Silver Coin is available in brand new, brilliant uncirculated condition. This coin is the follow up to last year’s Salt Water Crocodile coin from the Perth Mint. Australia is famous for its native species of wildlife. Everything from the koala and kookaburra to the kangaroo and crocodile appear on the face of silver bullion coins from the Perth Mint. Although it is one of the smallest creatures on the continent, the funnel-web spider is nonetheless unique and worthy of note. Each of these coins is struck by the Perth Mint using .999 fine silver and carries a face value of $1 (AUD).
Highlights
- Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver
- Part of Perth Mint’s Wildlife series.
- Obverse: Bears the Ian Rank-Broadley likeness of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the face value.
- Reverse: Features a unique design of the Funnel-Web Spider. Also included are the inscriptions “Australian Funnel-Web Spider,' the date, coin's weight and purity, and the Perth Mint’s “P” mintmark.
- Sovereign coin backed by the Australian government
- Limited mintage of no more than 1,000,000
- Individual coins are packaged in a plastic capsule. Multiples of 25 come in mint tubes. Multiples of 250 come packaged in mini monster boxes.
History
There are 40 different species of funnel-web spiders in Australia, which are commonly broken down into Hadronyche and Atrax groups. The creatures vary in size from 1 cm to 5 cm in length. Both male and female spiders have coloring that includes black and brown, with a hard carapace over the head, light hair over the body, and a glossy appearance. The male funnel-web is more lightly built than the female. Both sexes have a body color that can vary from black to brown, but the hard carapace covering the front part of the body is always sparsely haired and glossy.
Not all species are known to be dangerous, but several are renowned for their highly toxic and fast-acting venom. Funnel-webs make their burrows in moist, cool, sheltered habitats - under rocks, in and under rotting logs, some in rough-barked trees (occasionally meters above ground). They are commonly found in suburban rockeries and shrubberies, rarely in lawns or other open terrain.
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