Silver version of the second and last Australian Map of the World domed coin finally joins the gold

We’ve already covered the gold version of this coin, so we won’t retread the subject, but suffice to say, this is an interesting domed 1oz coin that just got a whole lot more affordable. It depicts the New and Accurate Map of the World, produced in 1624 by John Speed and follows up the earlier in this two-coin series that featured a 19th century map of Captain James Cook’s voyages of discovery.

The Royal Australian Mint has long produced domed coins, particularly astronomy ones, and they do a great job with them. Early examples in the Southern Sky series have enjoyed some fine appreciation on the secondary market. This silver version sells for $125.00 AUD and has a mintage of 5,000 pieces. Available now from all the usual dealers. The mint is obviously expecting it to be a sell-out, as they’ve limited orders to three per person and the coin is already listed as ‘Limited Availability’.