2025 PMC - Native Orchids Medallion Cover

2025 PMC - Native Orchids Medallion Cover

This limited edition medallion cover (edition of 2,000) features native Australian orchids. Each cover is postmarked and individually numbered, making it a unique collectible.

This medallion cover is part of the Native Orchids stamp issue and is crafted from zinc alloy, measuring 48mm.

Australia boasts approximately 1,900 known orchid species, with an impressive 90% being endemic. This cover showcases two stunning examples:

• Cleopatra's Needles ( Thelymitra apiculata ): This exquisite purple-and-yellow orchid is native to the south-west of Western Australia, thriving in the shrublands and woodlands around Geraldton. Classified as rare or near threatened, it grows to a height of 20 to 25 centimetres.

• Tiger Orchid ( Diuris sulphurea ): This bright-yellow orchid flourishes in forests, woodlands, and grasslands across all Australian states and territories, excluding Western Australia and the Northern Territory. Also known as a donkey orchid due to its elongated, droopy petals, it reaches a height of 20 to 60 centimetres.