2016 $1 Australian Map Shaped Great White Shark 1oz Silver Coloured CoinThe great white shark is a type of large lamniform shark, which can be found in temperate coastal waters all over the world. They live in the upper part of the ocean, closer to the surface, and close to shore, where sunlight shines through the water and prey is readily available, and easily visible. The coin's coloured reverse depicts a great white shark swimming in the ocean with a shipwreck in the background.