The Australian Wedge Tail Eagle Silver Coin from the Perth Mint of Australia is one of its more beautiful and unique options. The reverse designs in this series come from a name many numismatists in North America know well: John Mercanti. Designing the reverse images since 2014, the former Chief Engraver of the United States Mint creates beautiful designs of a powerful bird. Today, 2016 1 oz Australian Wedge Tail Eagle Silver Coins are available to you online from JM Bullion.

John Mercanti contracted with the Perth Mint starting in 2014 specifically to work on the Wedge Tail Eagle Silver coin. His role as the 12th Chief Engraver of the United States Mint (2006-2010) capped off a career at the United States Mint that launched in the 1970s. Mercanti has created three different designs in the collection since its 2014 debut.

All 2016 1 oz Australian Wedge Tail Eagle Silver Coins in this listing come to you with original packaging options. The coins are all in Brilliant Uncirculated condition and were initially offered in protective capsules or rolls of 20 coins.

On the reverse of the 2016 Australian Wedge Tail Eagle Silver Coin is the image of a Wedge Tail Eagle perched on the tip of a broken branch in a tree. With its wings at its sides, the eagle peers out over the landscape around it to seek out prey. The design is simple and clean, with engravings around the rim reading Australian Wedge Tail Eagle and 2016 1 oz .999 Silver, and includes a P mint mark from the Perth Mint.

he wedge tail eagle is the largest bird of prey on the Australian continent and is the most widely distributed bird in this region of the world. The birds get their name from a distinctive tail that has the shape of a wedge.

Obverse design elements of the 2016 1 oz Australian Wedge Tail Eagle Silver Coins include the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Her Majesty is featured on the obverse in right-profile relief. This is the fourth-generation effigy of the Queen and was created in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley.