| Coin | Silver Five Ounces 2017 Australian Kangaroo |
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The Australian five ounces silver piece (abbreviated as 5 oz and designated with Ag for "silver") is a bullion and commemorative 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 long-running Australian Kangaroo bullion coin series by the Perth Mint, and is a "numismatic" issue with a one-year design.
The Mint says about it:
The 2017 Australian Kangaroo design features on this impressive 5oz silver coin struck in brilliant high relief. The coin's reverse depicts a kangaroo bounding across an outback plain. |
| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage | 1,000 |
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| Obverse | |
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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, the date of issue and the value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA · 8 DOLLARS ·.
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The coin’s reverse depicts a kangaroo bounding across an outback plain.
The Perth Mint’s P mint mark is in the left field. The designer's initials JM (for Jennifer McKenna) are on the ground below left, behind the kangaroo's foot.
Around above, the name of the coin series: AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO. Around below, the date of issue and the precious metal content: 2017 5oz 999 SILVER (five troy ounces of 99.9% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO 2017 5oz 999 SILVER |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | Silver content (Troy oz): 5.000
Finish: proof, high relief, concave surfaces.
Packaging: classic presentation packaging within a themed shipper, accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Perth Mint SKU: 17324KAAA
Issue price: AU$ 564.00, US$ 406.82 |
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