April 26, 2024
BILBY Bush Babies Silver Proof Coin 50c Australia 2011
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1/2 DOLLAR SILVER COIN - BUSH BABIES - BILBY - AUSTRALIA PERTH MINT 2011 BILBY - BUSH BABIES FOURTH COIN IN A SERIES OF FIVE - AUSTRALIA 2011 The fourth release from the five coin series, Australian Bush Babies Series, marks the Bilby struck of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, the coin is issued as legal tender under the authority of the Government of Australia. In her fourth outstanding design for Australian Bush Babies, Elise Martinson portrays a beautiful little bilby with its eyes bright and alert. Portrayed in colour, the baby bilby is set against a background of native flowers and foliage. The design includes the bilby’s insect ‘friend’, a grasshopper and The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. The reverse of each coin includes The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark. The Ian-Rank Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the year-date appears on the obverse of each coin. BACKGROUND AND HISTORY BILBYThey are a rabbit size marsupial with large ears, they have great hearing, and the ears also allow the bilby to lose heat, a sort of "thermoregulation", and their fur is soft grey with a bluish tinge. A long pointed snout and a large black and white tail with a white brush tip makes this a striking looking animal Strong claws enables this marsupial to burrow quickly through sandy soil and the Bilbys pouch faces backwards. Size wise
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