Silver Ounce 2008 Australian Kookaburra, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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The Australian one ounce silver piece (abbreviated as 1 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. The Australian Silver Kookaburra series - to which this coin belongs - was introduced in 1990 by the Perth Mint; subsequently, the Royal Australian Mint also started issuing silver Kookaburra bullion coins. The coins have legal tender status in Australia and are one of very few legal tender bullion silver coins to change their design every year, always featuring a kookaburra - a bird native to Australia. This and their limited annual mintage may, unlike for many other bullion coins, raise their numismatic value over the value of silver used. | ||||||
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| Variety | Gilded | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | The figure of the bird on the reverse is selectively gold plated. | |
Coins issued by the Perth Mint in the Australian Kookaburra series in 2008 include:
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra 2008
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Dollar |
| Coin Type | Silver Ounce (1 oz), Australian Kookaburra |
| Issued | 2008 |
| Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
| Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Fourth Portrait, by Ian Rank-Broadley |
| Face Value | 1 (x Dollar) |
| Total Mintage | 300,000 |
| Mintage Limit | 300,000 |
| Current | Yes |
| Material | 0.999 Silver |
| Designer | Shevaun Buschenhofen |
| Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
| Size | 40.6000 mm |
| Thickness | 4.000 mm |
| Mass | 31.1350 g |
| OCC ID | BVYX-EWRC-XMJM-OJZN |
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| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 1760 |