Tuesday, June 14, 2011

June 7, 2011: The Perth Mint has released the latest in the hugely popular Deadly and Dangerous series - with 2011 being the year of the Box Jelly Fish!  Struck on commission, this series has seen such nasty creatures as the Red Back Spider, Great White Shark, Blue-Ringed Octopus, Saltwater Crocodile and Brown Snake immortalised on 99.9% fine silver coinage! 

Carrying on the tradition of high quality Proof silver coins enhanced with stunning full-colour struck using the Perth Mint's state-of-the-art minting and printing technologies, the D&D Box Jelly Fish 1oz silver release is sure to follow the incredible demand of it's predecessors by selling out rapidly. 

Box jellyfish (class Cubozoa) are cnidarian invertebrates distinguished by their cube-shaped medusae.  Box jellyfish are known for the extremely potent venom produced by some species.  Chironex fleckeri, Carukia barnesi and Malo kingi are among the most venomous creatures in the world.  Stings from these and a few other species in the class are extremely painful and sometimes fatal to humans. 

Each 2011 Deadly and Dangerous Box Jelly Fish 1oz Silver coin is struck from 31.10 grams of 99.9% pure silver on a 40.60mm flan.  The coin features a design of the Box Jelly Fish in it's natural habitat of the ocean, with a small cluster of coral to the left.  The coin has been struck as legal tender for the island nation of Tuvalu and comes presented in a stunning, official Perth Mint timber display case with colourful outer shipper box and accompanied by an individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity. 

This is a must-have release for collectors of the Deadly and Dangerous series, but also an incredible one-off release for anyone keep to own a piece of this popular annual collection.  With no word on whether there will ever be another Deadly and Dangerous coin released, this possibly final entry in the series becomes all the more significant.