Silver Half Ounce 2021 Dreaming Down Under - Kangaroo, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The Australian half ounce silver piece (abbreviated as 1/2 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 the first issue in the Perth Mint's Dreaming Down Under series of coloured coins and features a baby kangaroo.

The Mint says about it:
If you find this coin’s artistry adorable, then the new Dreaming Down Under Series of 1/2oz silver proof coins should prove irresistible. With five to collect, the coins feature cute impressions of baby Australian animals - beginning with this beautiful portrayal of an infant kangaroo.

Like all young marsupials, a baby kangaroo is known as a joey - a shy and defenceless version of its adult protectors. Beautifully realised, the artistry on this coin captures the creature’s vulnerability to perfection. The coin depicts a cute baby kangaroo asleep in a fleece-lined twig basket - a prop that has created a popular trend in newborn photography among parents all around the world.