Silver Coins for 2014 World Money Fair

Two silver coins, a $5 Silver Maple Leaf from the Royal Canadian Mint and a $1 Colored Kangaroo from the Perth Mint of Australia, are being promoted as special issues for the 43rd World Money Fair.

Held in Berlin, Germany from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9, the World Money Fair boasts "over 300 exhibitors and 60 national mints or banks, and a regular attendance of over 15,000."

Collectors need not attend the fair to get the silver coins. Both are available for order online.

2014 $1 Australian Kangaroo 1 oz Silver Colored Coin

Advertised as the "Berlin Coin Show Special," the 2014 $1 Australian Kangaroo 1 oz Silver Colored Coin is struck in 99.9% pure silver and limited to a mintage of 2,000.

Found on its reverse is an image of a kangaroo amid a rural scene of wildflowers framed by hills and trees. Surrounding inscriptions include AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO, 2014 1oz 999 SILVER, the Perth Mint’s mintmark of P and the initials TV for designer Tom Vaughan.

This silver coin weighs 31.135 grams, has a diameter of 40.60 mm and a thickness of 4.00 mm.

More information and ordering options are available at the Perth Mint website (www.perthmint.com.au) with an affiliate link to the product page right here. Its current pricing is AUS $67.27, or US $60.19.

Coins are housed in a Perth Mint presentation case within an illustrated World Money Fair shipper.

2014 $5 Canadian Silver Maple Leaf 1 oz Silver Coin

The 2014 $5 Silver Maple Leaf 1 oz Silver Coin is minted to a purity of 99.99% and has a mintage of 7,500. Making the coin exceptionally unique is its reverse proof finish coupled with a World Money Fair Privy Mark.

Other design aspects are like the bullion Silver Maple Leaf, which is known and ordered from around the world. It has a weight of 31.39 grams and a diameter of 28 mm.

Additional information and ordering options are available at the Royal Canadian Mint website (www.mint.ca) with an affiliate link to the product page right here. Its current pricing is CAD $79.95, or US $72.22.

Coins come encapsulated and presented in a Royal Canadian Mint-branded maroon clamshell with black beauty box.

For more information about this year’s World Money Fair, click www.worldmoneyfair.de/wmf/en/.