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. |