2011 PERTH MINT GOLD AUSTRALIA $100 NGC PROOF 67 ULTRA CAMEO "KESHI PEARL LOCKET"

REIGN OF ELIZABETH II (1952-PRESENT) - HOUSE OF WINDSOR

PERTH MINT TREASURES OF AUSTRALIA SERIES - PEARLS

CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 67 ULTRA CAMEO

STRIKING AND RARE COIN PROOF GOLD ONE-HUNDRED DOLLAR LOCKET COIN

CONTAINS A TRANSPARENT LOCKET INSET THAT IS INLAID WITH MOTHER OF PEARL FRAMING A GENUINE AUSTRALIAN KESHI PEARL

OBV: UPPER HALF OF COIN  DEPICTS THE FAMOUS IAN RANK-BROADLEY PORTRAIT OF ELIZABETH II RIGHT WEARING TIARA; LOWER HALF OF COIN CONTAINS THE TRANSPARENT HALF CIRCLE VIEWING INSERT CONTAINING MOTHER OF PEARL FRAMING A GENUINE  CULTURED PEARL; DENOMINATION BOTTOM LEFT.

REV: BLANK BACKGROUND WITH STYLIZED ABSTRACT OCEAN ENVIRONMENT FRAMING THE HALF CIRCLE INSERT CLEAR WINDOW EMBEDDED AS IF UNDER WATER CONTAINING THE MOTHER OF PEARL NESTLING THE KESHI PEARL; DENOMINATION BOTTOM LEFT.

AUSTALIA'S MARINE REGIONS ARE AMONG THE RICHEST ENVIRONMENTS FOR SOUTH SEAS PEARLS. THE TOWN OF BROOME, KIMBERLY, AUSTRALIA WAS THE 19th CENTURY NEXUS FOR AUSTRALIA'S OYSTER FISHING INDUSTRY. TODAY, BROOME IS FAMOUS FOR SOUTH SEAS PEARLS OF THE "CULTURED" VARIETY, AND ARE HIGH IN DEMAND WORLDWIDE. LIVE OYSTERS MAKE PEARLS BY DEPOSITING NACRE, AN IRREDISCENT, HARD AND RESILIENT COATING (KNOWN AS MOTHER OF PEARL) OVER A BIT OF SAND OR OTHER SUBSTANCE THAT HAS WORKED ITS WAY INTO A BI-VALVE'S SHELL. THUS, IT IS A COMPOSITE OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS, THAT MAKE PEARLS PRIZED FOR THEIR COLORS, STRENGTH AND PRISMATIC LUSTER. CULTURED PEARLS ARE MADE FROM A BEAD INTRODUCED INTO THE MOLLUSK BY A HUMAN.

PEARLS HAVE LONG BEEN A TRADITIONAL BRIDAL GIFT. PEARLS ARE ALSO MENTIONED IN MANY CULTURES AND RELIGIONS AS BEING HOLY. THEY HAVE BEEN WORN AS TALISMANS SINCE ANCIENT TIMES. THE PEARL IS THE 30th ANNIVERSARY GEMSTONE AS WELL AS BEING THE BIRTH STONE FOR JUNE AND THE STONE FOR THE ZODIAC SIGNS OF CANCER AND GEMINI. 

CONTAINS 31.107 GRAMS OF .9999 PURE GOLD (1.0 OZ AGW)

36.10 MM IN DIAMETER

THE PERTH MINT