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The Australian ten ounces gold piece (abbreviated as 10 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. This coin is part of the Australian Nugget bullion series by the Perth Mint, and features a Red Kangaroo on the reverse. The series initially featured natural gold nuggets discovered in Australia, but in 1989 changed direction and started featuring kangaroos instead. It was eventually renamed the Australian Kangaroo. When the Perth Mint launched its Kangaroo series back in 1987, it became an instant success. The Mint expanded the collection in 1991 to include 2 oz, 10 oz, and kilo versions. The 10 oz version featured the same Kangaroo design with each release and was issued by the mint up until 2009. The Red Kangaroo depicted on the reverse is the worlds largest marsupial, with some adult males standing nearly six feet in height. These majestic creatures reside in the arid desert of Australia and subsist mainly on grass and herbage. They are specifically suited for dry regions and can survive with little water, as the moisture found in their food is sufficient for their survival. Female Red Kangaroos give birth to one baby at a time, and upon delivery, their joey will reside in the mothers special pouch for 8-10 months until emerging to live independently. | ||||||
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Coins in the Australian Nugget Series include (ordered by year / metal / weight):
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 1986
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, Hand of Faith Nugget, 1986
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Golden Eagle Nugget, 1986
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, Little Hero Nugget, 1986
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 1987
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Poseidon Nugget, 1987
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, Hand of Faith Nugget, 1987
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, Bobby Dazzler Nugget, 1987
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, Golden Eagle Nugget, 1987
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Father's Day Nugget, 1987
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, Little Hero Nugget, 1987
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, Golden Aussie Nugget, 1987
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 1988
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Pride of Australia Nugget, 1988
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, Hand of Faith Nugget, 1988
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, Welcome Nugget, 1988
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, Golden Eagle Nugget, 1988
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Ruby Well Nugget, 1988
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, Little Hero Nugget, 1988
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, Jubilee Nugget, 1988
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 1989
- 1 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1989
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, Hand of Faith Nugget, 1989
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1989
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, Golden Eagle Nugget, 1989
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1989
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, Little Hero Nugget, 1989
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1989
- 1/20 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1989
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1990
- 1 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/20 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1990
- 1/20 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1990
- 1 kg Gold Bullion and Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1991
- 10 oz Gold Bullion and Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1991
- 2 oz Gold Bullion and Proof, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1991
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1991
- 1 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1991
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1991
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1991
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1991
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1991
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1991
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1991
- 1/20 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1991
- 1/20 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1991
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1992
- 1 kg Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1992
- 10 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1992
- 2 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1992
- 1 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 1/2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1992
- 1/2 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 1/4 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1992
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1992
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 1/20 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Common Wallaroo, 1992
- 1/20 oz Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Nailtailed Wallaby, 1992
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1993
- 1 kg Gold Proof, The Australian Nugget - Whiptail Wallaby, 1993
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1993
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1993
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1994
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1994
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1994
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1995
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1995
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1995
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1996
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1996
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1996
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1997
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1997
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1997
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1998
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1998
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1998
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1999
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1999
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 1999
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1999
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1999
- 1/20 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Grey Kangaroo, 1999
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2000
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2000
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2000
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2001
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2001
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2001
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2002
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2002
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2002
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2003
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2003
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2003
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Kangaroo, 2003
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2004
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2004
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2004
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Two Kangaroos, 2004
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2005
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2005
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2005
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2006
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2006
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2006
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2007
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2007
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2007
- 1 kg Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2008
- 10 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2008
- 2 oz Gold Bullion, The Australian Nugget - Red Kangaroo, 2008
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- 1 oz Gold Poof, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- 1/10 oz Gold Proof, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- 1/20 oz Gold Proof, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- 1 oz Silver, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- $1 Aluminium Bronze, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2019
- 1 oz Gold, Hand of Faith Nugget, 2020
- 1 oz Silver, Hand of Faith Nugget, 2020
- 1 oz Gold, Golden Eagle Nugget, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2021
- 1/2 oz Gold, Hand of Faith Nugget, 2021
- 1/4 oz Gold, Golden Eagle Nugget, 2021
- 1/10 oz Gold, Little Hero Nugget, 2021
- 2 oz Silver, Golden Eagle Nugget, 2021
- 1 oz Silver, Golden Eagle Nugget, 2021
- 1 oz Gold, Little Hero Nugget, 2022
- 1 oz Silver, Little Hero Nugget, 2022
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Pride of Australia Nugget, 2023
- 1 oz Gold Bullion, Welcome Nugget, 2024
- 1 oz Gold Proof, Welcome Stranger Nugget, 2024
- 1/2 oz Gold, Hand of Faith Nugget, 2024
- 1/4 oz Gold, Golden Eagle Nugget, 2024
- 1/10 oz Gold, Little Hero Nugget, 2024
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Gold Ten Ounces (10 oz) |
Issued | 2004 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
Face Value | 1000 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 252 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9999 Gold |
Designer | Stuart Devlin |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 60.3000 mm |
Thickness | 7.8000 mm |
Mass | 311.0700 g |
OCC ID | WMRA-EQPC-KJBN-OYPL |
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Catalog of Modern World Coins 1850-1964 |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 454 |