2787) The Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse, Australia: Perth Mint, Australia has issued a $2 Silver Double Crown Silver Antique Finish Coloured Coin depicting this Astronomical wonder which will take place on 20.04.2023:
The Header/Banner showcases the Reverse and Obverse of the $2 (Two Dollars) Silver Antique Finish coloured Coin with a representation of the Total Solar Eclipse which will take place on 20.04.2023. The Header is titled "SOLAR ECLIPSE - NINGALOO REEF" and "THE PERTH MINT AUSTRALIA
The Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse 2023: An Astronomical Wonder:
On 20.04.2023, residents and visitors from all over the world will gather in Exmouth, Western Australia to experience/witness a total solar eclipse.
The only town within the line of "totality", the popular tourist destination and nearby Ningaloo Reef will be plunged into eerie darkness for over a minute as the silhouette of the Moon obscures the Sun.
On April 20, the shadow of the moon will graze the tip of the state in a 40-kilometre-wide track, as it travels over one of the most beautiful parts of the world – the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo region near Exmouth.
Exmouth is the only town within the line of totality making it one of the only places on earth to experience a Total Solar Eclipse, one of nature’s most phenomenal occurrences.
Ningaloo’s early astronomers:
Aboriginal people have been studying the night sky for tens of thousands of years.
In the words of local Elders:
The coastal people of Ningaloo Baiyungu, Yinnigurdira, & West Thalanyji have deep connection with Wilarra-moon. It tells us when it’s the right time for fishing, hunting and it’s a guide for our tides.
Jirndal-sun is the centre of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islanders cultures. Jirndal is the sign of life, death & heat, in many Aboriginal traditions.
Jirndal-sun is Nyanjil - women and Wilarra-Moon is Ganyara - Man, the only time they meet is Solar Eclipse and make love apparently haha.
The eclipse represents new stars, new life in the universe when WilarraJirndal Bunimarri (when the Jirndal and the Wilarra meet). It strengthens our connection with the powerful spirit of the universe and makes us feel that mother nature is healthy, that the new stars from the sun and moon meeting represent new life ahead with our people.
It’s important we traditional owners read astronomy it guides and tell us what’s happening on country.
Exmouth - Warnangura is known to be our Emu Spirit Dreaming place. Strongly connected to our astronomy the Jirndi Nyunghu- Emu is our spiritual God, our creator. The three tribes of Nyinggulu belonging to Emu spirit Dreaming we call “Gajalbu malinmayi”.
Our totems, our clan, our language and our identity for where we come from."
What to expect in Exmouth:
Exmouth will experience total darkness for 62 seconds as the moon’s shadow crosses the Exmouth Peninsula. The moon’s transit across the sun will take around three hours.
During totality, some stars and planets become visible, the air temperature drops and animals may change their behaviour.
The sky will become dark, and a bright corona will become visible around the moon created by the hot gases in the outermost part of the sun’s atmosphere. In ordinary daylight, the corona of the sun is not visible, but it can be seen during a total solar eclipse and looks like a white halo.
Experiencing the sun’s corona appear around the black shadow of the moon is the highlight of a total solar eclipse event.
What is an eclipse?
An eclipse happens when one heavenly body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another heavenly body.
There are four types of solar eclipses (Total, Annular, Partial and Hybrid).
The Hybrid Solar Eclipse is the rarest and occurs when the distance between the Earth and Moon is so delicately balanced that the curvature of the Earth comes into play.
The April 2023 event is described as a Hybrid Solar Eclipse. However, due to its location, Exmouth will experience a Total Solar Eclipse as the sun, moon and earth align in unison.
A Total Solar Eclipse occurs somewhere on Earth about every 18 months, usually somewhere out to sea. The phenomenon in 2023 will be accessible by land – a remarkably rare opportunity for viewing!
The Perth Mint Double Crown Coins:
The Obverse and Reverse of the $2 (Two Dollars Silver Coin placed side-by-side
The Perth Mint has issued Silver Double Crown Coins, which mark the event of the total solar eclipse over the tourist town of Exmouth and the nearby World Heritage-listed site Ningaloo Reef on Western Australia’s northwest coast.
Featured on the coins is the Ningaloo Coast, a World Heritage Site located in the Northwest coastal region of Western Australia.
The Reverse of the $2 (Two Dollars) Antique Finish Coloured Silver Coin portrays coloured corals of the Ningaloo Reef and a whale shark, the world’s largest fish, beneath the obscured sun and darkened sky of the 2023 Ningaloo Total Solar Eclipse.
Also included in the design is the Perth Mint’s "P" mintmark shown at centre left.
The Obverse of the $2 (Two Dollars) Antique Finish Coloured Silver Coin depicts the memorial commonwealth effigy of Late Queen Elizabeth II (1926–2022) created by Jody Clark. The dates of her reign, "1952-2022, as well as the coin’s weight "2 Oz", purity "9999 Ag", monetary denomination of "2 DOLLARS", and the year of issue "2023" are also inscribed on the outer periphery coin.
The edge of the coin includes an incused inscription that also includes the exact time the eclipse will occur -"NINGALOO ECLIPSE • 20 APRIL 2023 • 11:27AM".
Enhancing the design is an oxidised or Antique finish, which is applied to both the obverse and reverse.
The specifications of this Silver Coin are:
Country: Australia: Year of Coin issue: 04/2023; Coin Theme: "Ningaloo Solar Eclipse - 2023"; Metal Composition: .9999 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 2.00 Oz or 62.2 grams; Diameter/Size: 50.80 mm; Coin Quality: Antique Finish (AF), with colour; Edge inscription: Lettered, -"NINGALOO ECLIPSE • 20 APRIL 2023 • 11:27AM"; Mint: Perth Mint, Australia; Mintage: 3,000 pieces.
- The encapsulated coin is presented in a custom case, illustrated outer slip-case and is accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity (COA). This packaging contains FSC-certified paper products and other recycled materials.
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