The Australian Nugget 1989 Proof Issue, Coin Set from Australia - detailed information

The Australian Nugget 1989 Proof Issue
Set NameThe Australian Nugget 1989 Proof Issue
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This set contains five coins of The Australian Nugget series by the Perth Mint issued in 1989. The coins have a common design, and are in the 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/4oz, 1/10oz, and 1/20oz sizes.

The design differs from the respective bullion coins of the series issued the same year. It features a red kangaroo, and not gold nuggets; subsequent issues of the series also featured kangaroos, and it was eventually renamed the Australian Kangaroo. This is the first year when the series featured a kangaroo.

The set comes in a timber box, with a numbered rectangular ingot medallion carrying the Perth Mint logo, which is made from a quarter of ounce of gold.

MintPerth Mint Mintage6,246
PackagingIn luxury wooden box
Notes

The ingot is 9ct purity and weighs around 20 grams, and is known to contain 1/4 ozt of pure gold. This is the only year a precious-metal ingot was included in a Kangaroo Nugget proof set, all future sets issued after this one either contained a base metal ingot or no ingot at all.

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Coin Set Details
CountryAustralia
CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Issued1989
Coins5
Mintage6,246
Mintage Limit8,000
Coins GradeProof
Material0.9999 Gold
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