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Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 01/27/2014 8:08 pm "The West Australian" - January 28, 2014 "An Australian-made gold bullion coin worth more than $50 million has gone on display in Germany as part of a three-week European tour. The piece, which was crafted by the Perth Mint, is the world's biggest gold bullion coin and has a legal tender value of $1 million. It was transported to a museum in Vienna under the watchful eye of a team of experts, before going on display at Pro Aurum in Munich at the weekend. The Guinness World Record-holding coin was created to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Australian Kangaroo Gold Coin program. Made up of 99.99 per cent pure gold, the coin tips the scales at one tonne and is 80cm in diameter and more than 12cm deep. The coin will be taken to Stuttgart and Berlin as part of a promotional tour before being returned to Australia next month. Perth Mint chief executive Ed Harbuz said Europe was the natural choice for the tour because it was the Mint's top investment market. The coin was designed by goldsmith Stuart Devlin and features the Queen's head on one side and a red kangaroo on the other." http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/la...oin-on-tour/ Report this Post to the Staff

sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 01/27/2014 11:18 pm 'Huff puff, we just have to roll it just a little bit further, to get it on display!' It has one metric tonne of pure gold it it, and it IS available for sale. Anyone wanna buy it? How 'bout ebay? I was fortunate enough to see this piece on public display at the Perth Mint about a year ago. It was possible for a visitor to rub greasy marks all over it with their hands! That is, getting right up close and personal with it, and have your tourist picture taken. Report this Post to the Staff
coinsaus Valued Member Australia 315 Posts	Posted 01/28/2014 05:42 am Holy cow, I would have to invest into having a bigger safe to put that in Report this Post to the Staff
Henry M Smith Valued Member United States 337 Posts	Posted 02/05/2014 10:06 pm The Perth Mint has a number of videos on YouTube collected as a play list, and the One Tonne Gold Coin is one of the most recent additions. I believe there is only one newer, so it comes right up. Unfortunately, the coin would not fit in my bank box, but I really really want one. Maybe if gold gets down below $1 an ounce I can buy it. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16826 Posts	Posted 02/06/2014 08:53 am If it doesn't fit in a 2x2, I don't really want it. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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