2011 $1 Treasures of Australia Pearls 1oz Silver Proof Coin Silver - 3oz Proof/Antiqued the nation celebrates the 50th

the nation celebrates the 50th anniversary of the 1967 referendum and 25th anniversary of the Mabo decision

The coin’s reverse portrays an abstract interpretation of the Australian landscape

The inscriptions AUSTRALIA and LORD HOWE ISLAND GROUP are also incorporated in the design with The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark

but has been shrunk to fit on this colour printed silver proof $1 coin

bombing of Darwin and submarine attacks in Sydney Harbour in 1942 instilled fears that the Australian mainland faced a Japanese invasion

2011 $1 Treasures of Australia Pearls 1oz Silver Proof Coin Silver - 3oz Proof/Antiqued the nation celebrates the 50thThe Kimberley town of Broome is renowned for cultured South Sea pearls, the most sought after in the world. The coins reverse portrays an abstract interpretation of Australias marine environment, one of the world's richest sources of South Sea pearls. The coin also incorporates a transparent locket inlaid with mother of pearl framing a keshi pearl.