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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. In 2022 the new design features a kookaburra sitting on an ornamented birdbath. | ||||||
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Royal Mint |
Coins issued by the Perth Mint in the Australian Kookaburra series in 2022 include:
- 1/10 oz Platinum Bullion, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 5 oz Gold High Relief, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 2 oz Gold High Relief, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 1/4 oz Gold Proof, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 1/10 oz Gold Bullion, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 1 kg Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 10 oz Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 5 oz Silver Incused Proof, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 2 oz Silver High Relief Gilded, Australian Kookaburra 2022
- 1 oz Silver Bullion, Australian Kookaburra 2022
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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 | 2022 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version) |
Face Value | 10 (x Dollar) |
Mintage | unknown |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.9999 Silver |
Designer | Natasha Muhl |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Coin Alignment (Axis 6) |
Size | 75.9000 mm |
Thickness | 8.660 mm |
Mass | 311.0660 g |
OCC ID | RNAZ-OGWC-BGJL-OXJL |