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 2009 $5 Silver Proof – Aurora Australis  International Polar Year 2007-2008
The $5 silver proof hologram coin shows a silhouette of a sailing ship surrounded by the amazing colours of the Aurora Australis. The colour of the hologram changes to represent this celestial phenomenon. Depending on the angle of the coin, you will experience an array of vibrant colours which illustrate charged particles streaming from the sun towards the South Pole. We have included design elements from the preceding coins. Keen observers will see the location details of several key scientific base camps, the Antarctic Skua in flight and the first Australians to reach the South Magnetic Pole from the Ernest Shackleton expedition. As with those earlier releases we have again included intricate laser frosting revealing concentric patterns on the land mass map.
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