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The Australian twentieth-ounce platinum piece (abbreviated as 1/20 oz and designated with Pt for "Platinum") is a bullion coin format. The Platinum Koala series was introduced by the Perth Mint in 1988 following the large success of Australia’s gold coins in the previous year, and the approval on 18 June 1987 by the Australian government of the minting of platinum and silver coins. It is the world's first platinum bullion coin (the American Platinum Eagle series started nine years later, in 1997). The 1/20oz format was added to the range in 1989. Regular production of the series was discontinued after 2000 due to low demand; after that time, there are only some commemorative issues. The overall weight of the coins is slightly over one twentieth of an ounce, so as (accounting for the purity of the alloy) to have exactly 0.050 ounce of platinum content. | ||||||
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Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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Perth Mint | 19 November 2010 | Mintage | link |
Coins issued by Perth Mint in the Australian Koala series in 1990 include:
- 1 oz Platinum Bullion, Australian Koala
- 1 oz Platinum Proof, Australian Koala
- 1/2 oz Platinum Bullion, Australian Koala
- 1/2 oz Platinum Proof, Australian Koala
- 1/4 oz Platinum Bullion, Australian Koala
- 1/4 oz Platinum Proof, Australian Koala
- 1/10 oz Platinum Bullion, Australian Koala
- 1/10 oz Platinum Proof, Australian Koala
- 1/20 oz Platinum Bullion, Australian Koala
- 1/20 oz Platinum Proof, Australian Koala
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Platinum Twentieth-Ounce (1/20 oz), Australian Koala |
Issued | 1990 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait, by Raphael Maklouf |
Face Value | 5 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 10,123 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9995 Platinum |
Designer | Michael Tracey |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 14.1000 mm |
Thickness | 1.250 mm |
Mass | 1.5710 g |
OCC ID | LBRP-ERRC-KABB-EMNY |
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Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 122 |