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The popular Australian Cub Series of 2016 from the Perth Mint rolls on with the release of the White Lion coin. The 4th coin in this adorable series features the image of two cubs, which maintains the design theme featured across the entire series to date.
Coin Highlights:
Ships in Cub Series themed packaging with a box and a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
MAXIMUM MINTAGE SET AT JUST 5,000 COINS FOR GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION.
4TH RELEASE IN THE AUSTRALIAN CUB SERIES!
Contains ½ Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
Face value of $.50 (AUD) is fully backed by Tuvalu’s government.
Reverse features the colorized design of two White Lion cubs.
Obverse bears the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Unique among an already dwindling population of big cats, the white lion is found exclusively in the Timbavati region of South Africa. Although the white lion has a white, sometimes blonde color, to its coat, the species is the same as the tawny African lion.
White coloration in big cats is a recessive gene carried by both parents, and it is possible for a female to give birth to both white lion cubs and tawny colored cubs in the same litter of new cats. This fourth release continues the Perth Mint’s look at some of the most adorable big cat species in the world through the lens of young cubs at play.
On the reverse side of the 2016 ½ oz Australian Cub Series White Lion Proof Silver Coin you’ll find the image of two white lion cubs playing with one another on the savanna, with one on its back as the other paws at its face. This colorized image includes background designs of the local area, a common theme of all Australian Cub Series coins.
The obverse of the coins features Queen Elizabeth II’s right-profile portrait. Featured on all Australian, Tuvalu, and Niue coinage, Her Majesty’s portrait on these coins is the fourth-generation image created in 1998 by Ian Rank-Broadley.
Tuvalu
Country in Oceania
Tuvalu, in the South Pacific, is an independent island nation within the British Commonwealth. Its 9 islands comprise small, thinly populated atolls and reef islands with palm-fringed beaches and WWII sites. Off Funafuti, the capital, the Funafuti Conservation Area offers calm waters for diving and snorkeling among sea turtles and tropical fish, plus several uninhabited islets sheltering sea birds. ― Google
Capital: Funafuti
Area: 10.04 mi²
Population: 11,204 (2021) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 63.1 million USD (2021) World Bank
Official languages: Tuvaluan, English
Currencies: Australian Dollar, Tuvaluan dollar
Photos were taken with a Nikon D3300 DSL Camera with a Nikon Macro 105mm F/2.8 lens attached.. A CS-920 copy stand and external lights were utilized to setup shots. Adobe Photoshop Elements used to fix any digital artifacts.
Advised by NGC Registry that “small sets” will not be created. Custom set created under the following set name: “StarEagle 2016 Tuvalu Wild Cubs Series”