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TRULY RARE! Mintage just 500! The Apex Predators of Australia square off, Great White Shark vs. Saltwater Crocodile, on this stunning new coin! This huge, low mintage (only 500), 5 ounce pure silver proof is gilded with 24-karat gold plating and numbered on the edge with its unique serial number! "The natural world is a world of war; the natural law is tooth and claw. All else is error."—Ragnar Redbeard Meet the Australian alphas, the Great White Shark vs. Saltwater Crocodile, on release #4 in the Apex Predators Collection! Greet the fiercest carnivores from Down Under, guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping! The majestic Apex Predators Series is a tribute to the world’s wild hunters, representing the pinnacle of evolution. Join us on an expedition celebrating the largest and most vicious creatures atop the food chain, locked in the eternal struggle for ultimate dominance, struck in heart-stopping detail! These powerful beasts are brought together in an epic clash of tooth and jaw! In this dramatic vignette, a huge adult great white shark battles an equally huge adult saltwater crocodile. The two great beasts, each weighing as much as an automobile, thrash about with mouths agape and four- to six-inch teeth at the ready, each seeking an advantage over its adversary. Meanwhile, the marine life around them, innocent byswimmers all, are caught helplessly in the maelstrom generated by shark and croc! These two terrifying apex predators are equally matched—both can exceed 20 feet in length and more than one ton in weight. The great white shark needs no introduction. Ever since Peter Benchley's novel Jaws , Steven Spielberg's same-named blockbuster film, and John Williams eerie two note musical theme, few creatures on the planet are as feared as the great white. One might think of a saltwater croc, the largest reptile on the planet, as a terrestrial creature, but one would be wrong, dead wrong—they're called saltwater crocs for a reason! They are highly adapted for marine environments, often found crossing open bodies of water. In fact, salties wander the western Pacific Ocean as far north as Japan and the Koreas! It's no wonder that clashes between sharks and crocs can be observed off the Australian coast. Who wins this epic battle? We'd call it even odds. The fourth coin in the Apex Predators Program celebrates Australia's alphas on a MASSIVE 65 mm diameter coin! Captured in brilliant high relief, these beautiful but lethal wild animals are struck in 5 full troy ounces of pure silver and highlighted by reverse 24-karat gilding, with a frosted cameo proof finish.Country
Niue
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Year
of Issue
2022
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Face
Value
10
Dollars
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Weight
157.60
g
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Diameter
65
mm (more than 2-1/2 inches)
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Mintage
Limit
500
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Finish
Proof
with Selective 24-Karat Gold Plating (Gilding)
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Composition
.999
Fine (Pure) Silver
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Edge
Serrated
(milled, reeded) with Serial Number Edge Lettering
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Artist
Reverse: Ian Rank Broadley
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Certificate
Individually Numbered
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Niue Niue is a small island nation in the South Pacific. Although it is completely self-governing and independent, it remains in free association with New Zealand, a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations, hence the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on its coinage. The country is located about 1,450 miles northeast of New Zealand. It is closest to Samoa, Tonga, and the Cook Islands. It is one of the largest coral islands in the world, with a total area of 260 square kilometers. Niueans are predominantly Polynesian; most are bilingual, speaking both Niuean and English.
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