In 2006 first the first time ever to celebrate a new series of coins called Deadly and Dangerous, the Perth Mint released a very special Limited Issue Red-Back Spider $1 One Dollar Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver and weighing one ounce of pure Silver from the issuing country of Tuvalu and is the first in the Deadly and Dangerous series.
The reverse depicts the Red Back Spider while the obverse bears the elegant portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage of 5,000 Worldwide
Finished to Perth Mint's Proof Quality
Struck in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing One Ounce of Pure Silver
