Seaside stinger

The bluebottle is not one animal, but a complex floating colony of four different organisms which rely on predatory tentacles to catch prey. Otherworldly and mesmerising whilst riding the waves, it can deliver a nasty sting, even when washed up on an Australian beach.

Coloured design

The coin portrays a bluebottle in vivid colour. Included in the design is a representation of a reef and the inscription ‘AUSTRALIA’S BLUEBOTTLE’.

Memorial Obverse

This coin portrays the official Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse, featuring the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy supplemented with the dates of Her Majesty’s reign – ‘1952 – 2022’.

Presentation packaging

Accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity, the coin is housed in a polished timber presentation case and shipper bearing the warning: ‘DANGER’.