Australia’s iconic wildflower, the "Waratah", is beautifully presented in the Royal Australian Mint’s most recent investment coin series – "Wildflowers of Australia".
The gold and silver coins feature an intricate design that showcases one of Australia’s most recognisable and striking flowers, endemic to southeastern Australia. The gold coin features three levels of security for added protection
The name Waratah comes from the Eora Aboriginal people, the pre-European inhabitants of the Sydney area.
Waratah (Telopea) is an endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees, native to the southeastern parts of Australia (New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania).
The best-known species in this genus is "Telopea speciosissima" which has bright red flowers and is the NSW State Emblem. The Waratah is a member of the family “Proteaceae”, flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere.
The key diagnostic feature of Proteaceae is the inflorescence, which is often very large, brightly coloured and showy, consisting of many small flowers densely packed into a compact head or spike. Species of waratah boast such inflorescences ranging from 6–15 cm in diameter with a basal ring of coloured bracts. The leaves are spirally arranged, 10–20 cm long and 2–3 cm broad with entire or serrated margins.
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