| Coin | Silver Ounce 2011 Australian Kookaburra |
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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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| Mint | Perth Mint |
Mint Mark | Letter P |
Total Mintage |
502,000
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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 and the face value: ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA · 1 DOLLAR ·.
The background of the central circle is frosted. |
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| Reverse | |
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Within a plain border, the reverse design of the coin shows a kookaburra bird perched on a tree stump, its wings outstretched. On the tree stump, the designer's initials EM, for Elise Martinson. Below right, a small letter P is the mint mark of the Perth Mint.
The background of the central circle is frosted.
Around above in the rim, the name of the coin series: AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA. The date of issue and the precious metal content are in smaller letters around below: 2011 1oz 999 SILVER (one troy ounce of 99.9% silver). |
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| Reverse Inscription |
AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA 2011 1oz 999 SILVER |
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| Edge | Milled | Edge Inscription | None |
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| Notes | The coin seems to be omitted in the Krause coin catalogue.
Bullion mintage was limited to 500,000 and sold out. Additionally, 2,000 coins were released in a two-coin set. |
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