Tasmanian Tiger 2026 $100 1oz Gold Proof Coin

Superbly designed, sharply struck and beautifully presented, the Tasmanian Tiger 2026 $100 1oz Gold Proof is also extremely exclusive. A masterpiece of numismatic craftsmanship, forming a powerful tribute to one of Australia’s most famous native creatures, the mintage of this prestigious 99.99% pure gold coin is just FIFTY coins!

Native to Tasmania, the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea, the modern thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial that emerged around two million years ago. Renowned for their distinctive striped markings, wolf-like head and powerful jaws, the Thylacine – commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger – suffered from competition with the dingo, and then the brutal realities of European settlement. Once a dominant member of the animal kingdom, the Tasmanian Tiger was driven to extinction in the 1930s.

Issued to coincide with the 90^th anniversary of the death of the last known Tasmanian Tiger – dying in captivity at Hobart Zoo in 1936 – this prestigious new release is struck to the finest Proof quality from 1oz of pure, glittering 99.99% gold. One of the most exciting releases of 2026, capturing perfectly the beauty of this majestic, ill-fated Aussie icon, it is sure to command attention worldwide.

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Australian Icon – the Tasmanian Tiger…

A unique, instantly recognisable nocturnal marsupial, the Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus; ‘dog-headed pouched one’) is one of Australia’s most remarkable native creatures – and one of its most famous.

Native to Tasmania, the Australian mainland and Papua New Guinea, it is believed that the modern thylacine emerged around two million years ago. Distinguished by a strong striped pattern across its back, the Tasmanian Tiger was well known to the indigenous peoples of Australia. Hunted for food, and facing competition from the dingo, the Tasmanian Tiger is believed to have virtually disappeared from mainland Australia about 3,000 years ago. By the time of European settlement, this distinctive dog-like creature was found almost exclusively in Tasmania – at the time known as Van Diemen’s Land.

The impact of humans after European settlement was key to the devastation of the Tasmanian Tiger population, through disease, hunting and incursion into natural habitat. By the early 1900s, efforts were being made to save the animal from extinction, but, alas, it was too little, too late. The last known Tasmanian Tiger in the wild was shot dead by a farmer in 1930.

Although domiciled in zoos around the world – from Melbourne to London, New York to Berlin, Paris to Madras – the Tasmanian Tiger never survived very long in captivity, and only ever bred in captivity on one occasion. Sadly, the last surviving Tasmanian Tiger died in the Hobart Zoo exactly 90 years ago, on September the 7^th 1936 – the date on which Australia’s National Threatened Species Day is held.

Today, the Tasmanian Tiger plays a significant symbolic role in Australian life. Not only being prominent in popular culture, the Tasmanian Tiger is found on Tasmania’s Coat of Arms, is the nickname of Tasmanian cricket and hockey teams, and the emblem of Australia’s oldest operating brewery. And then, of course, there’s the obsession of many people that the Tasmanian Tiger still exists! Although there have been a huge number of sightings in the nine decades since the last known Tasmanian Tiger died, and massive rewards posted for either confirmation of the species’ continued existence or the capture of a live specimen, no satisfactory proof has ever been provided.

The continued speculation, however, combined with its unique beauty and status as an Australian cultural icon, will ensure that, extinct or not, the Tasmanian Tiger will never die!