Gold Half Ounce 2013 Discover Australia - Koala, Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Discover Australia – Koala 2013 Gold Proof Coins | The Perth Mint

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Buy the Discover Australia – Koala 2013 Gold Proof Coins from The Perth Mint, featuring: Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold Stunning Koala Reverse Design Australian Legal Tender Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate Extremely Limited Issues New 2013 Design Also available in this series: 1/2oz Kangaroo and 1/2oz Kookaburra.

This year, the prestigious Discover Australia coin program continues to showcase the best of the outback, with stunning designs of the country’s most loved fauna in their natural environments. The adorable koala is available as a 1/2oz and a 1/10oz gold proof coin. A unique Australian marsupial, the koala is recognised by its bear-like face and thick grey fur. This marvellous creature is found in a range of habitats, from coastal islands and tall eucalypt forests to inland woodlands. Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold These Discover Australia – Koala 2013-dated coins are struck by The Perth Mint in 1/2oz and 1/10oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality. Stunning Koala Reverse Design Each coins' reverse depicts an adult koala peering through the branches of a eucalyptus tree. The inscriptions DISCOVER AUSTRALIA and KOALA, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and the 2013 year-date are also included in the design. Australian Legal Tender Issued as Australian legal tender, each coins' obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination. Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate Each coin is available in an individual display case featuring a timber lid and stylised shipper, and is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity. Extremely Limited Issues The Perth Mint will release no more than 50 of the 1/2oz coins or 300 of the 1/10oz coins in this packaging from a maximum mintage of 550 for each coin.

Gold Content (Troy oz): 0.5
Monetary Denomination (AUD): 50
Fineness (% purity): 99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 15.554
Maximum Diameter (mm): 25.60
Maximum Thickness (mm): 2.40
Maximum Mintage: 550
Perth Mint Item ID: 1317GBAA