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Tuvalu 2011 – 1$ Deadly & Dangerous – Box Jellyfish – 1 oz Silver Proof Coin

Silver commemorative coin

  Sixth coin in a Deadly & Dangerous Series

  Motive: Box Jellyfish

  1 oz / 31.1 grams fine silver 99.99%

  Small mintage – no more than 5,000

  Each coin is housed in a high-gloss timber presentation case and numbered CoA

  One of the most dangerous coin in the world

399.00

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The sixth coin of the bestselling Australian Deadly and Dangerous Series unveiled to riotous demand! The example of stunning unparalleled full-color minting techniques used by the Perth Mint, honors one of the world`s most lethal aquatic inhabitants – the  Box Jellyfish.

Found off the Northern Australia and in the Indo-Pacific region, the Box Jellyfish (Chironex fleckeri) is claimed to be the most venomous marine ever known according to the Australian Institute of Marine Science. This astonishing life form can grow up to 15 tentacles, each with length up to 3 meters from each corner of the cubic bell from which it has its name. Every tentacle is endowed with up to 5 000 stinging cells which contain toxins attacking the heart, nervous system and skin. This aquatic assassin can kill a human within minutes by causing extreme pain.

The reverse of the 40.60 mm Silver Proof coin shows the image of the Box Jellyfish with frightening full-color appreciation. The obverse includes the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, “Tuvalu”, and the legal tender value of the coin.

Every coin is comes in a special high-gloss timber case with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity confirming the limited mintage of the series.

  •     Contains 1 oz / 31,1 grams of .999 fine Silver.

  •     Struck by Australia’s precious metal specialists – the Perth Mint – as official Tuvalu legal tender

  •     Coin comes in a special high-gloss timber case with a numbered COA.

  •     Strict limited mintage of only 5000 coins – as with EVERY sold-out Deadly & Dangerous

  •     Obverse: Effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, “Tuvalu”, and the legal tender value of 1 Dollars.

  •     Reverse: Distinguished by a frightening full-colour appreciation of the Box Jellyfish

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In the series of Deadly & Dangerous you can find:

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  2006 Deadly & Dangerous – Red-back Spider

  2007 Deadly & Dangerous – Great White Shark

  2008 Deadly & Dangerous – Blue-ringed Octopus

  2009 Deadly & Dangerous – Saltwater Crocodile

  2010 Deadly & Dangerous – Eastern Brown Snake

  2011 Deadly & Dangerous – Box Jellyfish

  2012 Deadly & Dangerous – Funnel-web Spider

  2013 Deadly & Dangerous – Yellow Bellied Sea Snake

  2014 Deadly & Dangerous – Spider-Hunting Scorpion

  2015 Deadly & Dangerous – Australia’s Bull Ant

  2016 Deadly & Dangerous – Australia’s Death Adder


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