Gold Half Gram 2021 Mini Koala, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The Australian gold half gram coin is a mini-coin format occasionally used to complement issues in larger sizes. 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 have long-running bullion series of coins with different themes. As part of these, they sometimes issue a mini-version of the theme's annual design.

This gold Mini Koala is part of Royal Australian Mint series dedicated to the native animals of Australia.

The first issue features the most famous marsupial in the world - the koala. Along with the kangaroo, the koala is the most familiar representative of the Australian fauna and one of the most popular symbols of Australia. Due to disease and loss of habitat, the population of koalas has sunken significantly and led to them being classified as an endangered species.

At first glance, koalas seem to be solitary animals. Only on closer observation is it possible to see that they live in a stable social system. The cute marsupials can be found in the coastal regions of eastern and southern Australia. There, each animal has its own territory with a fix feeding and sleeping tree. Koalas eat only the nutrient-poor leaves of the eucalyptus tree. They are still very fussy. Of the approximately 600 eucalyptus species in Australia, they accept only a very small number as food.