Perth Mint Gold Oriana Minted Bar 1oz

Description

The Perth Mint Oriana 1oz gold bar was originally minted from 2006-2010 and was produced to rival the PAMP Fortuna gold bar design. It came in older style “Certicard” packaging.

See here for an example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6983Z6oJBgs

In 2015, the Perth Mint did one more special release of the Oriana bar in the newer Certicard packaging. We have secured a small amount of these beautiful bars for you, so grab them while they last!

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.

Oriana is a fictional character in these tales said to be the heir to the throne of Great Britain. In a fourth book added to the series and written by Garci Rodriguez de Montalvo, Oriana finds a love interest in Amadis.

Montalvo wrote AMADIS DE GAULA as the fourth book featuring Oriana. The work was published in Zaragoza in 1508 and focuses on a golden-haired woman of immense beauty.

Now, the obverse of the 1 oz Perth Mint Gold Bar revives this popular design with a new vision 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. There are no other designs or engravings on this side, only the image of Oriana.

On the reverse of the 1 oz Perth Mint Oriana Gold Bars, youll find that popular Perth Mint logo at the top. The swan of the Perth Mint is set in a circle with the words The Perth Mint Australia around its graceful figure. The only other engravings here are the purity, metal content, and weight of the bar.