2024 Perth Mint 2oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin - The Christmas Nutcracker

Description

FEATURES

• 99.99% pure silver
• Features a 24-carat gold-plated nutcracker figurine insert
• Australian legal tender
  
• Limited mintage - 2,500
• Presentation packaging
• Numbered certificate of authenticity

DETAILS

Celebrating Christmas 2024, this festive coin is inspired by an enchanting Christmas Eve fairy-tale about a young girl’s love for a wooden nutcracker doll.
Staying up late to spend more time with her favourite gift, she witnesses a battle between an army of toy figures and a gang of mice, during which she bravely saves the Nutcracker from the wicked Mouse King.
In Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s classical ballet adaptation, Clara dreams the Nutcracker is transformed into a dashing prince who transports her to The Land of the Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy arranges a series of spectacular dances to honour the young heroine’s courage.
Struck by The Perth Mint from 2oz of 99.99% pure silver, the coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.
With a 24-carat gold-plated nutcracker figurine at its centre, this beautiful 2oz silver antiqued piece is a wonderful celebration of a much-loved Christmas tradition. The Perth Mint will release just 2,500 of The Christmas Nutcracker 2024 2oz Silver Antiqued Coloured Coin.

DESIGN

Exuding warmth and festive joy, the coin portrays a traditional hearth on Christmas Eve. The design on the reverse of the coin showcases leading characters from the storyline, including the Nutcracker, his foe the Mouse King, and a young girl among Christmas gifts. Also included are fairies, Christmas trees, an owl, golden-coloured stars, and a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary.
Encased in the coin’s centre is a 24-carat gold-plated representation of a nutcracker figurine, a traditional symbol of good luck also said to frighten away evil spirits.

The obverse bears the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, the coin’s monetary denomination and a decorative pattern of stars encircling the nutcracker insert.

TECHNICAL NOTE
Elements of this coin have been individually ‘antiqued’ to give them a unique finish conveying the surface abrasions of an ancient artefact. As a result of this treatment, the appearance of each coin in the mintage may vary.

PRESENTATION

The coin is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid. Packaged in a beautiful christmas gift box with a bow, each coin is accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity.

SPECIFICATIONS

• Silver Content - 2 Troy oz
• Denomination - 2 AUD
• Fineness - 99.99% purity
• Minimum Gross Weight - 62.213g
• Maximum Diameter - 45.60mm
• Maximum Thickness - 6.50mm
• Maximum Mintage - 2,500