We were going to put this one out on Sunday as part of our Murderous Moggies Weekend of silver bullion coins, but we got the embargo date wrong, so here we are at last. The first in a new series by the East India Company called Treasures of India, this is a very limited mintage one-ounce silver coin that will take a look at some of the natural highlights of this environmentally diverse nation,

Depicting that most magnificent of predators, the Royal Bengal Tiger, the animal appears framed by a border space carrying the inscribed compositional details. Also placed here, at the 7’o’clock position, is the small privy mark of the East India Company, and the reverse has a mesh-pattern background field behind the tiger. That mesh pattern also appears behind the international version of Jody Clark’s effigy of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse face. Again, a border detailing the issue information surrounds her.

Now this is a straight up silver bullion coin and the first in a series. It’s from a producer with a fine reputation, and is exclusive to APMEX worldwide. You can purchase them singly, in tubes of 18 coins, or in a monster box of 25 tubes (450 coins). The mintage is the key feature here. At just 3,000 coins, there will only be a little over six monster boxes produced. The premium at APMEX as we write is extremely reasonable in light of this (a touch under $24). Well worth a look for the avid collector. Available to order now, they will ship towards the end of August.