Royal Australian Mint Australia Post | Creatures Of The Deep Pnc

The Creatures Of The Deep Postal Numismatic Cover Contains An Australia Post Envelope Privy Mark Coin And Is Limited To Just 7,500. The Stamp Is Printed As Part Of The Design And Is Postmarked – First Day Of Issue | 18 April 2023 | Canberra Act 2601

Pnc Issue:2023 Issue 10, Limited To 7,500

Coin Details

• Pnc Issue Date:2023
• Mint:Royal Australian Mint
• Metal:Albr
• Denomination:$1
• Weight:9G
• Diameter:25Mm
• Finish:Uncirculated

Cover Details

• Stamp Photograph:Rv Investigator, Csiro
• Cover Design:Jason Watts, Australia Post Design Studio
• Cover Images Based On The Following Photographs: Museums Victoria/Robert Zugaro (King Crab, Threadfin Dragonfish, Deep Sea Amphipod, Monkey Brittle Star), Csiro/Karen Gowlett-Holmes (Seastar, Octopus)

Csiro’S Research Vessel (Rv)InvestigatorEnables Exploration Of The Deep-Sea And Ocean Abyss Of Australia’S Expansive Marine Territories. Since The Ship Was Commissioned In 2014, Scientists Have Discovered And Studied Many Extraordinary Creatures Adapted To Living Under Immense Pressure In The Dark, Cold Water Several Kilometres Below The Surface Of The Ocean. This Cover Features Just A Few Amazing Animals Of The Deep Found During RvInvestigatorResearch Voyages. These Include The Monkey Brittle Star (Amphiophiura Bullata), A King Crab (Neolithodes Bronwynae), And The Threadfin Dragonfish (Echiostoma Barbatum). The Reverse Of The $1 Coin Depicts Rvinvestigator, Csiro’S Deep Tow Camera, Along With A Brittle Star (Class Ophiuroidea), Gold Coral (Genuschrysogorgia) And A King Crab (Neolithodes Flindersi).