2011 $1 Treasures of Australia Pearls 1oz Silver Proof Coin

The Kimberley town of Broome is renowned for ‘cultured’ South Sea pearls, the most sought after in the world. The coin’s reverse portrays an abstract interpretation of Australia’s marine environment, one of the world's richest sources of South Sea pearls. The coin also incorporates a transparent locket inlaid with mother of pearl framing a keshi pearl.