![]() ![]() The historical Hay Street location handled gold refining until moving to a modern facility in April 1990. The Perth Mint opened in 1899 as the British Royal Mint’s 3rd branch in Australia. Obverse: Features a depiction of the muse Oriana.Reverse: Features engravings of the Perth mint logo along with metal type, purity and weight.Ships individually in protective packaging.The bar depicts a timeless image of Oriana kneeling with a bouquet of flowers in hand, hair flowing over her shoulders in a pose that depicts the long wait she had to endure to be united to her lover. The Obverse of the Oriana gold bar depicts the image of a medieval knights love.ĭon Quixote, formerly known as Amadis of Gaul was a medieval Spanish knight who journeyed through treacherous trials to reach and wed the love of his childhood, Oriana.Īmadis love for Oriana drove him through multiple dangerous trials which included knighthood, until they were at last united to each other at the "Arch of True lovers". ![]() The reverse displays the Perth mint logo, purity, and weight. 9999 pure fine gold and comes in a decorative red flower assay card. The only other engravings here are the purity, metal content, and weight of the bar.Īll of the 1 oz Perth Mint Gold Bars in this Oriana release ship to you with an ornate individual assay packaging that includes a background of red flowers and the name “Oriana.” Multiples of 25 bars are individually packaged in assay cards and shipped together in boxes.Add this stunning bar that tells a story to your collection today. The swan of the Perth Mint is set in a circle with the words “The Perth Mint – Australia” around its graceful figure. On the reverse of the 1 oz Perth Mint Oriana Gold Bars, you’ll find that popular Perth Mint logo at the top. There are no other designs or engravings on this side, only the image of Oriana. The beautiful Oriana is depicted sitting down with a bouquet of flowers in her grasp and her head looking down at the flowers. Now, the obverse of the 1 oz Perth Mint Gold Bar revives this popular design with a new vision of Oriana. These visions of Oriana inspired previous gold bar designs from the Perth Mint, but her figure has not featured on a Perth Mint product in over five years. ![]() The work was published in Zaragoza in 1508 and focuses on a golden-haired woman of immense beauty. Montalvo wrote AMADIS DE GAULA as the fourth book featuring Oriana. ![]() In a fourth book added to the series and written by Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo, Oriana finds a love interest in Amadis. Oriana is a fictional character in these tales said to be the heir to the throne of Great Britain. The tale of Oriana originates in the romantic novels of the 15 th and 16 th centuries, particularly from a three-book collection written by an unknown Spanish author in the 15 th century.
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