Royal Australian Mint Silver Scorpion sku-1957723509

This 2022 Royal Australian Mint Desert Scorpion coin is a Silver item in Collectible Coins and Bullion, sku-1957723509; UPC: 461957723501. The Brilliant Uncirculated sovereign coin has a $1 face value and contains 1 oz of .999 fine silver. Worldwide mintage is limited to 25,000, and each coin comes in a protective capsule.

Queen Elizabeth II and the face value appear on the obverse; the reverse shows a scorpion in Australian desert sand. The coin is backed by the Australian government. It is the third release in a dangerous-animals bullion series, after the redback spider and great white shark; the scorpion design was issued in Gold and Silver.

Desert scorpions live in Australia's interior deserts, where they dig spiral burrows up to 1 m deep to shelter from heat. Their stout bodies range from yellow to reddish brown. The source also suggests cotton gloves to keep fingerprints off capsules.