Star Treks iconic Delta symbol in silver celebrates franchises 50th anniversary

The Perth Mint are certainly ramping up and diversifying their range of Star Trek coins as we trundle through the ultra-iconic tv shows 50th anniversary year. After what we thought was a mildly disappointing first series of ten coins depicting five of the different captains and their vessels, the quality of design has improved.

In May came an unusual gilded bar meant to look like a Deep Space 9 item Gold-Pressed Latinum, but July signalled an increase in commitment. That month saw a pair of coloured coins, including a superb Kirk/Spock design, and the release of a 50,000 mintage silver bullion coin depicting the USS Enterprise. In August that design debuted in the Perth Mints superb high-relief format, in both gold and silver variants.

Today sees the launch of the silver Delta coin, a symbol firmly embedded in popular culture and one that is inextricably linked to the cult series. It isn’t the first time it has appeared on a coin, the first being one of the surprise range launched by the Royal Canadian Mint back in May. That was very popular, but gold, so cost was a limiting factor for many. Struck in an ounce of fine silver, this Perth Mint Delta is eminently more affordable.

In terms of design we think it’s also an improvement on the RCM item. The Star Trek design fully fills the reverse face of this coin whereas  the gold RCM coin was encumbered with some very intrusive inscriptions that would’ve been far better served on the obverse face. Jennifer McKenna has done a good job here, especially given the limited scope for alteration. Packaging is excellent, using one of the cool acrylic frames to display it vertically. Price is $115.00 AUD and the mintage is limited to 5,000.

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MINTS DESCRIPTION

Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek debuted in 1966, and ran for three seasons until 1969. Set in the future, the science fiction series followed the 23rd century adventures of Captain James Tiberius Kirk and the Constitution-class starship U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701, a powerful interstellar spacecraft dispatched by the Earth-based Starfleet Command to explore the Galaxy.

REVERSE: The coin is shaped like the Star Trek 50th Anniversary Delta Shield. The coin’s reverse features the 50th Anniversary Delta Shield logo.

OBVERSE: The coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the monetary denomination, the coin’s weight and fineness, and the 2016 year-date.

PRESENTATION: This coin is housed in a contemporary acrylic display case within a themed, customised shipper and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

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SPECIFICATION

DENOMINATION COMPOSITION WEIGHT DIAMETER FINISH MINTAGE BOX / COA
$1 TUVALU 0.999 SILVER 31.135 g 60.5 x 39.0 mm PROOF  5,000 YES / YES

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