2020 Voyage of Discovery Endeavour 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin

The Perth Mint
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The Coin Company is proud to present 2020 Voyage of Discovery Endeavour 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin, produced by the Perth Mint, celebrates the 250th anniversary of the British Royal Navy’s research vessel Endeavour reaching Australia in 1770. HM Bark Endeavour, captained by James Cook, embarked on its Pacific voyage on 26 August 1768 with instructions to chart the transit of Venus across the sun at the equator. Subsequently charting New Zealand in 1769, the British expedition sighted the east coast of Australia at Point Hicks on 20 April 1770.

The coin’s reverse design features representations of the scientific breakthroughs and discoveries made during Endeavour’s journey. Arranged around a central insert of a rotating ship’s wheel, these representations include the ship, a sun dial charting the path of Venus, navigational tools, Banksia flowers named after Joseph Banks, mapping equipment and James Cook.

This 2oz silver proof coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the obverse of the coin bears the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the 2020-year date, weight and purity, and monetary denomination

2020 Voyage of Discovery Endeavour 2oz Silver Antiqued Coin has a limited mintage of 1770 coins.

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