2542) "Australian Box Jellyfish", Australia: Fourth Coin in “Australia’s Most Dangerous Investment Coin Series": $100 (One Hundred Dollars - Gold) and $1 (One Dollar- Silver) Coins released by the Royal Australian Mint (RAM): Year of Coins issue: 2022:
The Royal Australian Mint (RAM) has released the fourth coin, which is part of its popular Coin Series titled “Australia’s Most Dangerous.”
The Coin Series focusses on some of the Land Down Under’s most deadly wildlife, both on land and sea. This Coin depicts the "Australian Box Jellyfish".
The Header/Banner showcases the Reverses of both the $100 Gold Coin and $1 Silver Coin against a background representation of a smack of Box Jellyfish swimming in the deep seas.
The "Australian Box Jellyfish":
Featured on this coin design is the Australian Box Jellyfish, which is the most dangerous marine creature that inhabits Australia’s northern coastal waters.
The Box Jellyfish is both feared and respected, as they are known to be the most venomous animal in the world.
One breed of Box Jellyfish, in particular, the "Chironex fleckeri", is also known as the “Sea Wasp” and is Australia’s most dangerous jellyfish.
With a body about the size of a basketball and 60 or more tentacles that are 6.50 feet (or two meters) in length, they have been known to grow up to 10.00 feet. This jellyfish is the largest of its species with a box-like bell reaching up to 30 centimetres across, with up to three metres of trailing tentacles.
The passive pale transparent blue colour of the box jellyfish can fool swimmers into thinking they are harmless creatures, but they are known to have caused deaths as fast as, within two to five minutes.
It is the venom of the box jellyfish which causes excruciating pain for the victims of the sting, and unless treatment is administered immediately, the outcome is often death.
Another deadly element of the box jellyfish is the fact they carry enough venom to kill sixty adult humans in their tentacles, designed to deliver paralysing stings and poison.
The box jellyfish is also considered a very agile swimmer, and this is due in part to its 24 eyes, which gives them a wide range of vision.
When not stinging the occasional human, they feed on small shrimps, fish and their larvae, rising and sinking between the bottom and the surface in search of food, and once the tentacles encounter their prey, that animal is stung and secured.
Luckily for box jellyfish victims and in the open ocean, they only live for a period of about three months, but they can sometimes live for up to seven to eight months in a science lab tank.
However, it is always wise to be aware of Box Jellyfish sightings when swimming in areas where they likely to set up home.
The Coins:
The Reverse of the $100 (One Hundred Dollars - AUS) Gold Coins and $1 (One Dollar - AUS) Silver Coins’ unique design features a “smack” of jellyfish (the collective noun for a group of jellyfish).
The main and largest jellyfish in the design has been separated from the rest of the group, providing a clearer design.
The long, thin tentacles of the smaller jellyfish wrap around the coin, framing the largest jellyfish in the centre. The text "AUSTRALIAN BOX JELLYFISH" is shown in both vertical and horizontal directions, and the specifications are placed on the upper-right edge.
The Obverse of the $100 (One Hundred Dollars - AUS) Gold Coins and $1 (One Dollar - AUS) Silver Coins’ features a right facing effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
These coins were minted before the Queen passed away in September 2022 and include her effigy along with the denomination "100 DOLLARS (Gold)" or "1 DOLLAR (silver)" shown below her right facing representation with the year "2023" as part of the inscription.
The specifications of the Coins:
1) Gold Investment Coin Variant:
Country: Australia; Date/Year of Coin issue: 2022; Coin Series Theme: "Australia's Most Dangerous"; Coin Theme: "The Box Jelly Fish"; Denomination: $100 (One Hundred Dollars); Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 31.1 grams or 1.00 Oz; Diameter/Size: 38.70 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Mintage: 250 pieces; Designer: (Reverse) Aaron Baggio, (Obverse) Jody Clark.
2) Silver Investment Coin Variant:
Country: Australia; Date/Year of Coin issue: 2022; Coin Series Theme: "Australia's Most Dangerous"; Coin Theme: "The Box Jelly Fish"; Denomination: $1 (One Dollar); Metal Composition: .999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 31.1 grams or 1.00 Oz; Diameter/Size: 40.00 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mint: Royal Australian Mint (RAM); Mintage: 25,000 pieces; Designer: (Reverse) Aaron Baggio, (Obverse) Jody Clark.
- Both gold and silver coins are individually encapsulated and shrink-wrapped when purchasing bundles of 10 pieces.
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