Alicanto 2024 $2 Colour 2oz Silver Antique Coin

Alicanto 2024 $2 Colour 2oz Silver Antique CoinThe Perth Mint is pleased to release this remarkable 2oz silver coloured antiqued coin featuring a beautiful artistic depiction of the Alicanto, a magical creature from Chilean folklore known for its appetite for precious metal. The Alicanto is said to inhabit outcrops in the Atacama Desert where it devours the regions rich deposits of gold and silver. As a result, its plumage emits golden or silvery light during the night. Prospectors yearn for the

making it crucial for a complete collection

and English doctor Alister Mackay were the first men to reach the South Magnetic Pole after sledging a record 2000 kilometres in 122 days

this spectacular set is a must-have for your own collection – and would make a great gift

nature's most unpredictable and powerful spectacle

Buckingham Palace is planning a number of events to celebrate The Queen's 80th birthday in 2006

and in 1982 merged with the Commercial Banking Company of Sydney to form National Australia Bank

Occupying much of Australia's arid deserts

designed by Ian Rank-Broadly

nickel and allow coins and notes used in Australia from 1800 to present

and Armstrong and Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moons surface

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Struck by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate the Holey Dollar and Dump coins of 1813