Australia’s Antarctic Territory encompasses nearly 5.9 million square kilometers, making it the largest territorial claim on the continent, covering about 42% of Antarctica. Perth Mint celebrated the Australian Antarctic Territory in the 2020s with a coin series featuring animals found in this frozen expanse of the world. Right now, 2022 1.5 oz Australian Blue Whale Silver Coins are available at JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a protective plastic flip!
• Part of the Australian Antarctic Territory Series!
• Celebrates the Blue Whale species!
• Contains 1.5 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver.
• Bears a face value of $2 (AUD) backed by the federal government of Australia.
• The obverse features Queen Elizabeth II.
• On the reverse are two Blue Whales.

Each of the 2022 1.5 oz Australian Blue Whale Silver Coins offered here comes in a protective plastic flip. This coin design was one of several issued by the Perth Mint in this Australian Antarctic Series that celebrated the marine species found throughout the 5.9 million square kilometers of land Australia has claimed on the continent of Antarctica. 

First claimed in 1933, Australia’s Antarctic Territory includes significant research stations like Casey, Davis, and Mawson, where Australian scientists study everything from climate change to marine ecosystems. These studies include animal species in the region, such as the Blue Whale. Blue whales, as the largest animals ever on Earth, reach breathtaking proportions of up to 100 feet long and 200 tons, outweighing even the heaviest dinosaurs. Their hearts alone are the size of small cars, pumping blood through vessels large enough for a human child to swim through.

The obverse of the 2022 Australian Blue Whale Silver Coin comes with a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. The sixth to feature on Australian coins, this right-profile portrait of Her Majesty with the George IV State Diadem was created in 2015 by Jody Clark and first appeared on Australian coins in 2018.

On the reverse of 2022 1.5 oz Blue Whale Silver Coins, the design features an adult Blue Whale and its young calf. Despite their enormous size, these gentle giants subsist almost entirely on tiny krill, filtering thousands of gallons of seawater through specialized plates in their mouths called baleen. Their hauntingly beautiful calls can travel hundreds of miles through ocean depths, creating complex songs that may serve as communication across vast distances.

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