AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY SERIES KILLER WHALE 2011 1OZ SILVER PROOF COIN

The eighth coin from this amazingly popular series features the majestic orca or killer whale. The killer whale is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family.  Killer whales have sophisticated social structures, hunting techniques and vocal behaviours, which are passed across generations.

The coin’s reverse depicts a dual design of a mature killer whale and calf in colour under the sea, and a struck design showing an adult leaping from an ocean of floating icebergs.  The background incorporates the outline of the Antarctic continent bordered by the inscriptions 2011 – KILLER WHALE and ‘Australian Antarctic Territory’.  The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark is also incorporated into the design.

No more than 7,500 of these coins will be issued by The Perth Mint.