Item: Perth Mint 2010 Australian Antarctic Territory Series Husky 1oz Silver Proof Coin

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender: Australian $1

Mintage: 7,500

Material: 1 Troy oz 99.9% Silver

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, the coin is housed in a charcoal-coloured presentation case, which comes within a stylish outer shipper, accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Current Market Price: $89.5

Detailed Description

Australia kept huskies in Antarctica for almost 40 years beginning in 1954 with the opening of Mawson Station.  As well as proving to be hard-working, reliable forms of transport, they were also loyal companions and much-loved by Australian Antarctic expeditioners.

In 1991, Australia signed an environmental treaty that required introduced species to be removed from the Antarctic. The last remaining huskies left the Australian Antarctic Territory in 1993, the older dogs retiring to Australia, while the younger working dogs began new lives in the United States.

Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver

The seventh coin from this amazingly popular series is struck from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.

Coloured Reverse Design

The coin’s reverse depicts a team of huskies pulling a sled with a coloured Antarctic sky in the background.  The imagery, which also includes a coloured representation of a husky in the foreground, appears within the shape of the Antarctic continent.  As well as The Perth Mint's 'P' mintmark, the reverse incorporates the inscriptions 2010 - HUSKY and ‘Australian Antarctic Territory’.

Australian Legal Tender

Issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Presentation Packaging

The coin is housed in a charcoal-coloured presentation case, which comes within a stylish outer shipper, accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Limited Mintage

No more than 7,500 individual 1oz Husky silver coins will be released by The Perth Mint.

Technical Specifications