2022 Niue $1 1-oz Silver Australian Platypus Colorized Proof

This Limited-Edition Platypus Coin Is No Hoax!

Australia is home to some of the most exotic animals on earth and one of its most unique, dare we say, odd animals is the platypus. The animal was—and still is—so odd-looking that when the first platypus specimen arrived in England naturalists thought it was a hoax! And who could blame them? The platypus looks like the result of mad geneticist’s experiment gone wrong with characteristics combining birds, reptiles, and mammals. And if that wasn’t enough, male platypuses have poisonous spurs on their hind legs, the sting of which can kill a dog or cat. And we haven’t even talked about the creature’s radar-like duck bill that can detect both pheromones and electrical fields.

Razor-Sharp And Crystal Clear Colorized Details

Always popular for its unique appearance, the Australian Platypus is now the subject of a new $1 legal tender from Niue that shows a selectively colorized image of a pair of the interesting-looking mammals taking a dip in a pond. The detail is razor-sharp and crystal clear—even if the origins of this bizarre animal are not! Plus, the coin was struck in gorgeous Proof condition, meaning it was expertly crafted from hand-selected planchets, polished dies and multiple strikes to produce beautifully frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.

Just 1,000 Coins Available For Worldwide Release!

Just 1,000 of these 2022 Niue $1 One-Ounce Silver Australian Platypus Colorized Proofs have been authorized for worldwide release and each will come beautifully housed in its original mint packaging, which consists of a Certificate of Authenticity and an Australian Platypus branded outer box. Your children and grandchildren may know of this exotic creature from his role as the fictional character Perry the Platypus on the animated series Phineas and Ferb, but now can treat yourself to an extraordinary coin that pays tribute to the real deal!

COIN HIGHLIGHTS:

• AUSTRALIA’S AMAZING PLATYPUS – This coin pays tribute to Australia’s unique Platypus, one of the continent’s most unique inhabitants, with a selectively colorized coin that shows a pair of the interesting-looking mammals taking a dip in a pond. The coin’s obverse features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY PURE SILVER – Each Australian Platypus Colorized Coin was struck in a full ounce of highly pure 99.9% fine silver and measures 38.6 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL-TENDER COIN – These 2022-dated One-Ounce Silver Australian Platypus Colorized Coins are $1 legal tender in Niue, a small island nation in the South Pacific Ocean.
• GORGEOUS PROOF CONDITION – Your 2022 Niue $1 One-Ounce Silver Australian Platypus Colorized Coin will come in gorgeous Proof condition with frosted details rising over mirror-like fields.
• LOW WORLDWIDE MINTAGE LIMIT – The worldwide mintage limit for the 2022 Niue $1 One-Ounce Silver Australian Platypus Colorized Proof has been set at just 1,000 coins.

Celebrate one of Australia’s most unique animals, the platypus, with this limited-edition 2022 Niue $1 One-Ounce Silver Colorized Proof that depicts a pair of the interesting-looking mammals that looks like a cross between a duck, a beaver, and an otter. Order yours now!