2016 Perth Mint PNC - Butterflies - Richmond Birdwing Butterfly

2016 Richmond Birdwing Butterfly Coloured $1 Stamp and Coin Cover (PNC) Australia Post – The Perth Mint (Issue 11)

• A Rare Australian Beauty: Celebrates the spectacular Richmond Birdwing (Ornithoptera richmondia), one of Australia's largest and most vulnerable native butterflies, highlighting critical conservation efforts across the subtropical rainforests of south-eastern Queensland and northern New South Wales.
• Vibrant Coloured $1 Coin: Features an uncirculated $1 legal tender aluminium-bronze coin struck by The Perth Mint for Tuvalu, showcasing a vividly coloured Richmond Birdwing butterfly perched gracefully on foliage, highlighting its iridescent emerald green and velvet black markings.
• Integrated Philatelic Presentation: Includes an official $1.00 Australia Post native wildlife commemorative stamp cancelled with an official First Day of Issue pictorial postmark dated 3 May 2016 from Woodlands WA 6018, presented on an authentic illustrated display envelope.
• Strictly Limited Wildlife Issue: Released as official PNC Issue 11 of 2016 in the joint series between Australia Post and The Perth Mint with a strictly restricted mintage of only 7,500 units worldwide, making it a prized acquisition for nature lovers, entomology enthusiasts, philatelists, and numismatists.
• Condition: Uncirculated coin in original presentation cover. Please note that minor handling or shelf wear may be present on the outer packaging.