COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
REIGN OF ELIZABETH II (1952-PRESENT) - HOUSE OF WINDSOR
PERTH MINT TREASURES OF AUSTRALIA SERIES - PEARLS
STRIKINGÂ AND RARE COIN PROOF GOLD ONE-HUNDRED DOLLAR LOCKET COIN
CONTAINS A TRANSPARENT LOCKETÂ INSET THAT ISÂ INLAID WITH MOTHER OF PEARLÂ FRAMING A GENUINE AUSTRALIAN KESHI PEARL
OBV: UPPER HALF OF COINÂ DEPICTS THE FAMOUSÂ IAN RANK-BROADLEY PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH II RIGHT WEARING TIARA;Â LOWER HALF OF COIN CONTAINS THE TRANSPARENTÂ HALF CIRCLEÂ VIEWING INSERT CONTAINING MOTHER OF PEARL FRAMING A GENUINEÂ CULTURED PEARL; DENOMINATION BOTTOM LEFT.
REV: BLANKÂ BACKGROUND WITH STYLIZED ABSTRACT OCEAN ENVIRONMENT FRAMING THE HALF CIRCLE INSERT CLEAR WINDOW EMBEDDED AS IF UNDER WATERÂ CONTAINING THEÂ MOTHER OF PEARL NESTLING THE KESHI PEARL; DENOMINATION BOTTOM LEFT.
AUSTALIA'S MARINE REGIONS ARE AMONG THE RICHESTÂ ENVIRONMENTS FORÂ SOUTH SEAS PEARLS. THE TOWN OF BROOME, KIMBERLY, AUSTRALIA WAS THE 19th CENTURYÂ NEXUS FORÂ AUSTRALIA'S OYSTER FISHINGÂ INDUSTRY. TODAY, BROOME IS FAMOUS FOR SOUTH SEAS PEARLS OF THE "CULTURED" VARIETY, AND AREÂ HIGH IN DEMANDÂ WORLDWIDE. LIVE OYSTERS MAKE PEARLS BY DEPOSITING NACRE, AN IRREDISCENT, HARD AND RESILIENT COATING (KNOWN AS MOTHER OF PEARL) OVER A BIT OF SAND OR OTHER SUBSTANCE THAT HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTOÂ A BI-VALVE'S SHELL. THUS, IT IS A COMPOSITE OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS, THAT MAKE PEARLSÂ PRIZED FOR THEIR COLORS, STRENGTH AND PRISMATIC LUSTER. CULTURED PEARLS ARE MADE FROM A BEAD INTRODUCED INTO THE MOLLUSK BY A HUMAN.
PEARLS HAVE LONG BEEN A TRADITIONAL BRIDAL GIFT. PEARLS ARE ALSO MENTIONED IN MANY CULTURES AND RELIGIONS AS BEING HOLY. THEY HAVE BEEN WORN AS TALISMANS SINCE ANCIENT TIMES. THE PEARL IS THE 30th ANNIVERSARY GEMSTONE AS WELL AS BEING THE BIRTH STONE FOR JUNE AND THE STONE FOR THE ZODIAC SIGNS OF CANCER AND GEMINI.Â
CONTAINS 31.107 GRAMS OF .9999 PURE GOLD (1.0 OZ AGW)
36.10 MM IN DIAMETER
1,000 MAXIMUM MINTAGE! ONLY 650 REPORTED SOLD
COIN IS ENSCONCED IN A CUSTOM WOODEN BOX WITH SLIDING LID THAT CONTAINS A GLASS VIEWING PORT AND IS ACCOMPANIED BY ITS ORIGINAL PRINTED OUTER BOX AND CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY
THE PERTH MINT
