Redback spiders are native to the Australian continent and are considered one of the most venomous spiders in the world today. Once confined to the deserts in South Australia and Western Australia, global trade has enabled the redback to hitch a ride around the globe and establish small colonies in far-flung locales such as the UK and Belgium. Provident Metals currently has 2020 Australian Redback Spider 1 oz Silver Coins available to purchase online.

Highlights:

• Arrives with an individual protective plastic capsule!
• Limited mintage of just 25,000 silver coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
• Issued a face value of $1 (AUD) by the government of Australia.
• The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II.
• On the reverse is a redback spider in its web.

With your purchase of the 2020 Australian Redback Spider 1 oz Silver Coin in this Provident Metals listing, you receive a coin in Brilliant Uncirculated condition. The coins are packaged individually with a protective plastic capsule from the Perth Mint.

Obverse

The obverse side of 2020 Australian Redback Spider 1 oz Silver Coins bears the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. This right-profile bust of Her Majesty was created in 2015 by Jody Clark for British currency and has been modified for use on Australian coins starting on most 2019-dated coins. It is the sixth-generation design for Australian coins and the first since 1966 to include the Queens neckline and shoulders in the portrait. For this design, the Queen is shown at the age of 89 wearing the George IV State Diadem Crown.

Reverse

On the reverse of 2020 Australian Redback Spider 1 oz Silver Coins is a depiction of the fearsome arachnid. Throughout the design field on the reverse is a web woven by the redback. Inadvertent introductions of the redback spider in other regions of the world have allowed it to unnaturally escape the Australian continent. Beyond the United Kingdom and Belgium, the redback can be found throughout Southeast Asia, in New Zealand, the United Arab Emirates, and Japan.

History

The 2020 Australian Redback Spider 1 oz Silver Coin comes from the Perth Mint. Founded in Perth, Western Australia, in 1899, the Perth Mint is the oldest operating mint in the country. It was originally intended to function as the third Royal Mint of England facility on the continent, but it ended up serving as a transitional mint for six decades as Australia moved toward independence. Today, it operates separately of the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra and is owned by the state government of Western Australia.

Ordering

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