Diamond carps on the new gold coin of the Perth Court

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Two koi fish in yellow and white gold seem to glide across the surface of a Perth Mint collector's coin set with rare colored diamonds.

Known for their beauty and grace, koi have found their way onto the surface of an Australian precious coin. One fish is made of rose gold and set with 78 pink diamonds, and the other is made of white gold with 80 colorless stones.

For the eyes of the koi, golden yellow diamonds were used, also mined at the famous Argyle field. It took 283,5 g of 999 gold to make each coin.

The $2022 (AU$197) The Jeweled Koi 360 is the fifth in a series of collectible coins. Previously released:

The symbolism of the Koi carp includes the most auspicious aspects of life: a happy marriage, fertility, prosperity and wealth. And as if that wasn't enough, the Perth Mint has limited this coin to eight pieces, as 8 is the "luckiest" number in Chinese culture.

The precious koi on the Perth Mint coin are encrusted with pink, golden yellow and colorless diamonds.

The obverse of the coin depicts a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and around the perimeter are the weight and fineness of the metal, the denomination of the coin "2500 dollars", the inscription "AUSTRALIA", the name of the queen and the year 2022 of issue.

Each 61 mm (2,4 in) piece comes in a deluxe case that could pass for a collector's item on its own. The double doors of the black box are embellished with 18 carat gold embellishments and two pink diamonds.

The Jeweled Koi gold coin case is also decorated with gold and diamonds

Approximate weight of inlaid pink stones is 1,26 carats, colorless - 1,18 carats, and golden yellow - 0,08 carats.

The pink diamonds used in the design of the coin and case come from the now depleted Argyle mine in Western Australia. The mine, which was the world's leading source of pink, purple and red diamonds, closed in November 2020.

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