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The Australian ten-ounce silver piece (abbreviated as 10 oz and designated with Ag for "silver") is a bullion and commemorative coin format used mostly by the Perth Mint, which only makes collector and bullion coins and other bullion products. The Australian Silver Kookaburra series was introduced in 1990 by the Perth Mint in the silver one-ounce format. Subsequently, the range was expanded in 1991 to also include 2oz silver, 10oz silver and 1 kg silver; much later, gold and platinum formats were also introduced. The coins in the series 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, which is the largest member of the kingfisher family and the national bird of Australia. This and their limited annual mintage may, unlike for many other bullion coins, raise their numismatic value over the value of silver used. There is also a proof edition for 1994 with a different design. | ||||||
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Perth Mint | Mintage | link |
Coins issued by the Perth Mint in the Australian Kookaburra series in 1994 include:
- 1 kg Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra (pair of birds)
- 1 kg Silver Proof, Australian Kookaburra (on tree branch)
- 10 oz Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra (pair of birds)
- 10 oz Silver Proof, Australian Kookaburra (on tree branch)
- 2 oz Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra (pair of birds)
- 2 oz Silver Proof, Australian Kookaburra (on tree branch)
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra (pair of birds)
- 1 oz Silver Proof, Australian Kookaburra (on tree branch)
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Royal Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Ten Ounces (10 oz), Australian Kookaburra |
Issued | 1994 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait, by Raphael Maklouf |
Face Value | 10 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 11,231 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.999 Silver |
Designer | Milena Milan |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 75.5000 mm |
Thickness | 8.700 mm |
Mass | 312.3470 g |
OCC ID | PMVR-EAPC-RGQA-ONQG |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 231 |