2013 $1 Australian Opal The Pygmy Possum 1oz Silver Proof Coin

The pygmy possum is a mouse-sized marsupial with a long, prehensile tail that can curl around and grip branches, often found in a leaf-lined nest in tree hollows. The coin’s reverse incorporates an inner panel design of a pygmy possum on a Banksia branch, detailed in pure Australian opal. The outer panel of the coin depicts Banksia leaves and blossoms, a waxing gibbous moon and the Southern Cross - a renowned star group that is only visible in the Southern hemisphere.