In 2013 to celebrate the Bush Babies of Australia Series II, the Perth Mint released a very Limited Issue Platypus 50c Fifty Cent Silver Proof Coin struck in solid fine .999 Silver weighing One Half of an Ounce of Pure Silver.
The reverse designed byElise Martinson depicts acute coloured image of a baby Platypus while the obverse features a serene portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II designed by Ian Rank Broadley. These legal tender coins have been struck to proof quality using specially prepared dies and highly polished blanks.
Limited Mintage Worldwide
Finished to Perth Mint's Proof Quality
Struck in Solid Fine .999 Silver Weighing One Half of an Ounce of Pure Silver
