One Dollar 2021 K - Koala, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The one dollar coin denomination (written as $1) was introduced in Australia in 1984, replacing the earlier banknotes. The original definitive type featuring five kangaroos has not been changed since its introduction and is still issued regularly.

Apart from the regular design, the Royal Australian Mint issues a large variety of circulating commemorative one dollar coins which have the same specifications and circulate in parallel with the definitive type - such as this one.

This circulating commemorative dollar coin is part of the The Great Aussie Coin Hunt 2 campaign - a series of 26 different $1 coins where each features a letter of the English alphabet and an Australian symbol starting with that letter. The coin for the letter K features Australia's favourite animal - the Koala.

K is for the Koala - the always cute and sleepy Aussie animal icon. With their grey fur and fluffy ears, they are adored around the world and have been celebrated in books and television. Fun fact: koala young (known as joeys) live in their mother’s pouch until about seven months old, at which point, they jump on their mother’s back! Like Aussies, the koala is very laid back by nature and sleeps up to 20 hours a day. That leaves four for eating, which koalas are also good at, consuming up to 1 kg of eucalyptus leaves a day.