1oz Silver Coin 2024 Australian Brumby - Perth Mint
Brumby is the term for Australia’s wild horse. Brumbies that most famously roam the Australian Alps are descended from lost, abandoned or escaped horses that in many cases belonged to early colonial settlers like James Brumby. According to tradition, James Brumby was transferred from Sydney to Van Diemen’s Land in 1801, he was forced to release a number of horses into the bush, now known as Brumby’s horses. Free-roaming, independent and naturally adapted to its rugged environment, the brumby has become a national icon seen by many as symbolic of our national character. Struck from 1oz of 99.99% pure silver, the coin has a maximum mintage of 25,000 and is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965. The coin portrays a brumby galloping in an arid, barren landscape with spectacular forked lightning overhead. The design includes the inscription ‘AUSTRALIAN BRUMBY’, the coin’s weight, fineness, and year-date, and a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary. The coin’s obverse bears the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the monetary denomination.