2015 1 oz Silver Funnel-Web Spider Bullion Coin

2015 1 oz Silver Funnel-Web Spider Bullion Coin

This is a 2015 1 oz Silver Funnel-Web Spider Coin from the Perth Mint.

The Perth Mint released a brand new 1oz silver bullion coin – the Funnel-Web Spider – on the 16th March, 2015.

Australian Funnel-Web Spider

The coin features the Australian Funnel-Web Spider. There are more than 40 species of Funnel-Web Spider in Australia, several are renowned for their fast-acting and highly toxic venom. The most infamous is the aggressive Sydney Funnel-Web, specifically the male with more potent venom, its powerful fangs are longer than that of a brown snake.

Since the introduction of Sydney Funnel-Web Spider antivenom in 1981, there have been no more fatalities connected to the Sydney Funnel-Web Spider.

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