One of the longest running series we’ve ever covered at AgAuNEWS, Deadly and Dangerous debuted in 2006 with the Red Back Spider, a coin that went on to garner enormous interest on the secondary market. It was a striking coin, but despite interest in the series reducing somewhat, no doubt due to the huge influx of competing designs, it remains a perennial part of the numismatic release schedule.

This 19th issue features the Bluebottle, known elsewhere around the world as the Portuguese Man o’ War. The reverse face of the coin features an attractive image of this extraordinary creature, with the animal itself, and the area above the surface of the sea, highlighted in colour. The undersea environment is cleanly struck, forming a neat contrast.

As has been the case since 2021, there are one-ounce silver and one-ounce gold versions of the coin, each using metal of 0.9999 fineness. Unusually, the silver coin is struck for Tuvalu, a staple place of issue for the Perth Mint that strikes this version, and has the memorial effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on its obverse. The gold coin is issued for Niue, and carries the King Charles II effigy instead, this one by Jody Clark. Both formats are available to order now. Check out our comprehensive Coin Series Profile of the range for full details of this, and the 18 earlier issues.