| Coin | Gold Five Ounces 2023 Kimberley Sunrise |
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The Australian five ounces gold piece (abbreviated as 5 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, 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.
The mint says about this coin:
Inspired by the natural beauty of the Kimberley, this 5oz 99.99% pure gold coin depicts the region's landscape at sunrise with a glistening fine white diamond from the Diavik Diamond Mine in Canada.
Dawn is often characterised by a magnificent sunrise which illuminates the sky with magical hues of radiant gold, bright orange, and smoky purple. As fiery light gradually reveals the landscape, the region’s unmistakable bottle-shaped boab trees with their tangle of twisted branches gradually take on solid form. To witness these beautiful trees backlit by an awe-inspiring sunrise is to experience the unique essence of the East Kimberley in Western Australia’s far north. |
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The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown and the Victoria Coronation necklace worn for her Coronation. This is her effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide and "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, in "uncouped" version - showing the Queen's shoulders and not terminating at the neck as the normal version.
On the left, in small letters on the Queen's shoulder, the artist's initials J.C (for Jody Clark).
Running continuously around the rim is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA · 1000 DOLLARS ·.
The legend is interrupted by the "memorial" inclusion of the dates of the Queen's reign, 1952 - 2022. |
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The reverse design depicts a boab tree amid a Kimberley landscape at sunrise. A fine white diamond embedded near the horizon represents the rising sun.
Around above, the inscription KIMBERLEY SUNRISE.
Around below, the date of issue and the precious metal content: 2023 5oz 9999 GOLD (five troy ounces of 99.99% gold).
The P mint mark of the Perth Mint is above the horizon below left. The designer's initials TV, for Thomas (Tom) Vaughan, are on the ground below right. |
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| Reverse Inscription |
KIMBERLEY SUNRISE 2023 5oz 9999 GOLD |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Gold content (Troy oz): 5.000.
Diamond weight (carat): 0.09+/-0.01.
Diamond colour grade: Fine White.
Finish: Proof FDC, high relief, concave surfaces.
Packaging: accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, the coin is housed in a luxury display box featuring panels that open.
Perth Mint SKU: 23P64AAA.
The coins were issued during the reign of King Charles III; however, as his effigy was not expected to be approved for use in Australia until late in the year, they feature a "memorial" obverse with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the dates of her reign, 1952 - 2022. |
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| See also |
Coins and precious metal bars with the Kimberley theme include:
- 1 oz Platinum (with diamond inserts) Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot, 2015
- 2 oz Gold (with diamond insert), Kimberley Sunset, 2015
- 1 oz Gold (with diamond inserts) Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot, 2015
- 1 oz Pink Gold (with diamond inserts) Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot, 2015
- 2 oz Gold (with diamond insert), Kimberley Sunrise, 2016
- 1 oz Platinum (with diamond inserts) Lake Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot, 2018
- 10 oz Gold (with diamond inserts) Lake Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot, 2018
- 1 oz Gold (with diamond inserts) Lake Argyle Pink Diamond Ingot, 2018
- 5 oz Gold (with diamond insert), Kimberley Sunset, 2021
- 5 oz Gold (with diamond insert), Kimberley Sunrise, 2023
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