Platinum Half Ounce 2013 Australian Koala, Coin from Australia - detailed information

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Australian Koala 25th Anniversary 2013 1/2oz Proof Platinum Issue | The Perth Mint

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Buy the Australian Koala 25th Anniversary 2013 1/2oz Proof Platinum Issue at The Perth Mint, featuring: Proof Quality 99.95% Pure Platinum Coin 25th Anniversary Replica Design 99.9% Pure Silver Numbered Medallion Australian Legal Tender Extremely Limited Mintage – 1,200 Prestigious Wooden Display Case

On 18 June 1987, the Australian Government approved the minting of platinum and silver coins by The Perth Mint. By September 1988, the Mint released the nation’s first Platinum Koala coin. This commemorative issue celebrates that remarkable first release, replicating the original coin’s reverse design. The coin tribute is accompanied by a silver medallion, as it was first presented in 1988. Proof Quality 99.95% Pure Platinum Coin The coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz of 99.95% pure platinum in proof quality. 25th Anniversary Replica Design The coin's reverse depicts an adult koala, with a unique Perth Mint mintmark ‘P25’ signifying the 25 year anniversary. The inscription THE AUSTRALIAN KOALA, the coin’s weight and purity, and the commemorative 2013 year-date, are also incorporated in the design. 99.9% Pure Silver Numbered Medallion The medallion is struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz of 99.9% pure silver. To authenticate the coin, the medallion features a reverse bearing the inscriptions AUSTRALIAN KOALA 25TH ANNIVERSARY 2013 PROOF ISSUE and MAXIMUM MINTAGE 1,200. The obverse of the silver medallion includes The Perth Mint’s swan logo, the PK25 mintmark and the mintage number. Australian Legal Tender Issued as Australian legal tender, the platinum coin’s obverse depicts the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the year-date and the monetary denomination. Extremely Limited Mintage The Perth Mint will release no more than 1,200 of these Australian Koala 25th Anniversary 2013 1/2oz Proof Platinum Issues. Prestigious Wooden Display Case The coin and medallion are housed in a prestigious wooden presentation case with a customised shipper, accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.

: 1/2oz Platinum coin
Metal Content (Troy oz): 0.50 Platinum
Monetary Denomination (AUD): 50
Fineness (% purity): 99.95
Minimum Gross Weight (g): 15.560
Maximum Diameter (mm): 25.10
Maximum Thickness (mm): 2.30
Maximum Mintage: 1,200
Perth Mint Item ID: 131ZXAA