| Coin | Gold Tenth-Ounce 2008 Australian Koala |
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The Australian tenth-ounce gold piece (abbreviated as 1/10 oz and designated with Au for "gold") is a bullion coin format. Uniquely, in Australia there are two mints independently 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.
The Australian Koala series by the Perth Mint comes in several sizes and compositions. The reverse design changes every year, always featuring a koala - one of the most famous and distinctive animals native to Australia.
This coin is part of the extensive Australian Koala bullion range by the Perth Mint. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
4,800
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The obverse of the coin shows the crowned mature head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right (her effigy known as the "Fourth Portrait"). The Queen wears the "Girls of Great Britain and Ireland" diamond tiara, a wedding gift from Queen Mary (Her Majesty's grandmother) in 1947 - which she also has on the Machin and the Gottwald portraits.
In small letters below the head, the artist's initials IRB (for Ian Rank-Broadley).
Around the effigy is the monarch's legend and the face value: ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2008 · 15 DOLLARS ·.
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The coin's reverse depicts a koala and her baby (joey) on the branch of a eucalyptus tree.
On the right, the P mint mark of the Perth Mint. Below left, the designer's initials SB (for Shevaun Buschenhofen).
Around below right, the precious metal content: 1/10oz 9999 GOLD (one tenth of a troy ounce of 99.99% gold). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
1/10oz 9999 GOLD |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Finish: proof.
Packaging: in presentation box with wooden lid, with a Certificate of Authenticity. Also in sets.
Mintage includes 4,150 individually boxed coins (from limit of 5,000), and 650 in sets.
This is the first coin in this size in the Australian Koala range. |
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