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| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Technique | Milled, Colored |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | P 1 OZ 999 SILVER SUPERMARINE SPITFIRE |
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Issued as part of Perth Mint's long-running licensed series commemorating the Supermarine Spitfire, this coin appeared during a period when the mint was aggressively expanding its colored and plated collector issues into the aviation and military nostalgia market. The Spitfire's association with Australia is genuine — RAAF squadrons flew Spitfires extensively in both the European theater and, critically, in the defense of Darwin against Japanese raids from 1943 onward.
KM#225 is a collector piece with no circulation intent. Gold-plated .999 silver one-dollar issues of this type were produced in the tens of thousands, which the mintage figures confirm plainly.