2019 $5 Echoes of Australian Fauna Tasmanian Tiger Selectively Gold Plated 1oz Silver Proof Coin

Tasmania’s magnificent and well-preserved environment was formerly the habitat of a shy, distinctively striped carnivorous marsupial. The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger may have become extinct in the 1930s, but it is still one of Tasmania’s best-known animals. Frequently represented in art and literature, the thylacine is a poignant symbol of Tasmania’s unspoiled beauty. This exquisite coin parallels the beauty of the lush, unspoiled forest of Tasmania, once home to the elusive and lovely thylacine.