Item:
This is a highly unusual item being an ounce of silver in the shape of Australia with state boundaries marked. The photographs were difficult to make given the reflective nature of the metal. Overall it is in nice condition and although we suspect that it was probably originally sold as a tourism item we have been unable to locate any similar examples. The age is unknown as is the manufacturing source. As a collectible it really is wonderful and not something that your friends are likely to have.
Stamped text is:
One Troy Ounce
100 Mills Silver
Weight: 1.00 troy oz. (31.1g)
Content: Silver 1 troy oz.
One troy ounce = 480 grains, or 31.10 grams. There are also 20 pennyweights to a troy ounce. A troy pound contains 12 troy ounces (over 13 avoirdupois ounces) and is equivalent to 373.24 grams. 32.15 troy ounces = 1 kilogram.
