5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 6th Portrait - Saltwater Crocodile - Silver Proof

Features

Commemorative issue

Australia's Most Dangerous

Obverse

6th crowned portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the George IV State Diadem and the Victorian Coronation Necklace

Lettering:
ELIZABETH II
AUSTRALIA 2020
JC

Designer: Jody Clark

Jody Clark is a British engraver employed by the Royal Mint, notable for designing the fifth and latest portrait of Queen Elizabeth II to feature on coins of the pound sterling.

Reverse

A Skeletal form of a Saltwater Crocodile depicted over a map of Australia with an outline showing where they are found in the tropical north.

Lettering:
SALTWATER CROCODILE
Crocodylus porosus
5
DOLLARS

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Comments

This Fine Silver (.999) Proof coin was issued by the RAM. It is part of a three-coin series: ‘Australia’s Most Dangerous’ featuring some of Australia’s deadliest animals reproduced in skeletal form, this beautiful 2020 $5 silver proof coin shows the fearsome Saltwater Crocodile in a new and unique form. The skeletal form of the crocodile hunting its prey demonstrates the power and grace of Australia’s ‘Salty’. A unique collectible for nature and science lovers and coin collectors.

See also

• Reptile
• Map

• 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Tasmanian Devil - Silver Proof)
• 5 Dollars - Elizabeth II (6th Portrait - Western Taipan - Silver Proof)

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