1kg Silver Australian Kookaburra Coin

The Australian Silver Kookaburra coin is one of the world’s most popular. First issued by the Perth Mint in 1990, the coins in this collection were among the first to use new designs on one face each year and the first Australian coin to focus its design theme on native species to the continent.

Coin Highlights:

• Issued by the Perth Mint since 1990!
• Contains 1 Kilo (32.15 Troy oz) of .999 or .9999 pure silver.
• Issued a face value of $30 (AUD) by Australia.
• Obverse features designs of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Reverse includes varying images of the Kookaburra.
• Available today in random condition from random years of issue.

In 1990, the Perth Mint changed the way it designed and released its gold and silver bullion coinage. Prior to the Silver Kookaburra’s debut, the only annual-issue coin of note was the Gold Nugget. The 1990 Australian Silver Kookaburra’s debut launched a series that continues to this day with new designs on the reverse each year featuring the native kookaburra birds.

1 Kilo Australian Silver Kookaburra coins are the largest weight available in the silver collection. The kookaburra is the largest member of the kingfisher species of birds and is found predominantly in Australia and New Guinea. The word kookaburra comes from the local Wiradjuri language in which the species is known as the GUUGUUBARRA.

On the obverse of the 1 Kilo Australian Silver Kookaburra coins is the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. Australian coinage from 1990 to 1997 in this series feature Raphael Maklouf’s third-generation portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Coins issued in this series from 1998 to present include the fourth-generation design from Ian Rank-Broadley.

The reverse of 1 Kilo Silver Kookaburra coins features different images with each new release. The coins always depict the kookaburra, whose noted laugh is often used as background soundtrack effects reflecting the wild nature of the Australian Outback.

In this listing, 1 Kilo Australian Silver Kookaburra Coins are available to purchase from random years of issue with a random condition. The coins in this series have .999 pure silver from 1990 to 2017, and from 2018 onward the coins feature .9999 pure silver. We will select your coin based upon availability in our warehouse. The condition your coin is in, and the year of issue featured depend upon what’s available when your order is prepared for shipping.

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