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The Australian fifth-ounce gold piece is a small and not often used commemorative coin format with a face value of twenty-five dollars. These are Non-Circulating Legal Tender coins and not bullion, because they are distributed at prices much higher than the intrinsic value of their precious metal content. In Australia there are two mints authorised to strike legal tender: the Royal Australian Mint (which also makes the country's circulating coinage) and the Perth Mint which only makes collector and bullion coins, as well as other bullion products. Both mints endeavour to create coins with attractive designs, and to introduce new designs and themes often, in order to raise the numismatic value of the coins over the value of previous metal used. This coin is part of the the long-running Kangaroo at Sunset series by the Royal Australian Mint. The reverse of the Kangaroo at Sunset bears the striking design by award-winning coin sculptor Wojciech Pietranik featuring a lone kangaroo bounding across the vast Australian outback, its silhouette casting a lengthening shadow in the setting sun. It is a breathtakingly simple, yet hauntingly beautiful design that resonates with coin collectors around the world. | ||||||
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Coins in the Kangaroo at Sunset / Kangaroo in Outback series include:
- 1 oz Gold ($100), Kangaroo at Sunset 2017
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2007
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2008
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2009
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2010
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo in Outback (1) 2010
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo in Outback (2) 2010
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo in Outback (3) 2010
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2011
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2012
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2013
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2014
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2015
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2016
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2017
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2018
- 1/5 oz Gold ($25), Kangaroo at Sunset 2019
- 1 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2009
- 1 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2010
- 1 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2011
- 1 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo in Outback 2012
- 1 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo in Outback 2013
- 1 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo in Outback 2014
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2010
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2011
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2012
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2013
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2014
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2015
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2016
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2017
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2018
- 1/5 oz Silver ($1), Kangaroo at Sunset 2019
Royal Australian Mint coins featuring the Kangaroo issued in 2008:
- 1/5 oz Gold Proof, Kangaroo at Sunset
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, Kangaroo
- 1 oz Silver Bullion and Proof, Kangaroo
- $1 circulating, Mob of Roos
- $1 NCLT Copper-Nickel, Kangaroo
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Royal Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Gold Fifth-Ounce (1/5 oz) |
Issued | 2008 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 25 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 1,000 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9999 Gold |
Designer | Wojciech Pietranik |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 21.6900 mm |
Mass | 6.2200 g |
OCC ID | LGVB-OLDC-ZVJX-OMPX |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 1777 |