Silver Ten Ounces 2023 Mother and Baby Kangaroo, Coin from Australia - detailed information

Silver Ten Ounces 2023 Mother and Baby Kangaroo, Coin from Australia
CoinSilver Ten Ounces 2023 Mother and Baby Kangaroo

The Australian ten ounces silver piece (abbreviated as 10 oz and designated with Ag for "silver") is a bullion 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 ten-ounce silver coin with a face value of $10 is part of the Perth Mint's bullion coin range featuring native animals, and depicts a Mother and baby kangaroo.

The mint says about it:
A tiny newborn kangaroo crawls into its mother’s pouch where it receives nourishment and protection until it feels safe enough to emerge for increasing periods of time. Eventually able to stand on its own two feet, the young "joey" soon learns to hop alongside its watchful parent.

MintPerth Mint Mint MarkLetter P Total Mintage 2,500
Obverse
Australia / Silver Ten Ounces 2023 Mother and Baby Kangaroo - obverse photo

The obverse of the coin depicts the crowned old bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, wearing the Royal Diamond Diadem crown worn for her Coronation (effigy known as the "Fifth Portrait" worldwide but "Sixth Portrait" in Australia, where the Queen's portrait by Vladimir Gottwald was fifth).

The Queen also wears the Coronation Necklace; originally made for Queen Victoria in 1858, it was also worn at the coronations (as Queen's Consort) of Queen Alexandra in 1902, Queen Mary in 1911 and Queen Elizabeth (the Queen mother) in 1937.

Unlike on British coinage, the effigy is "uncouped" (includes the Queen's shoulders). In small letters on the left, the artist's initials JC (for Jody Clark).

Running continuously around the rim is the monarch's legend, the date of issue and the face value: ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2023 · 10oz 9999 Ag 10 DOLLARS ·.

The inscription around the rim also incorporates the precious metal content. "10oz 9999 Ag" means "ten troy ounces of 99.99% silver" - Ag is abbreviated from the Latin word for silver, Argentum.

The legend is interrupted by the "memorial" inclusion of the dates of the Queen's reign, 1952 - 2022.

The background is of radial lines radiating from the centre of the portrait.

Obverse Inscription ELIZABETH II 1952 - 2022 · AUSTRALIA 2023 · 10oz 9999 Ag 10 DOLLARS ·
Reverse
Australia / Silver Ten Ounces 2023 Mother and Baby Kangaroo - reverse photo

The coin’s reverse portrays an image of a kangaroo and its joey in scrubland, on a background of radial lines.

In small letters on the mother kangaroo's foot, the designer's initials JM (for Jennifer McKenna). The Perth Mint's traditional P mint mark is on the left.

There is no inscription.

Reverse Inscription (none)
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Notes

Silver content in Troy oz: 10.000
Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated, on extra-thick flan.
Packaging: in a protective acrylic capsule.
Perth Mint SKU: 23528BAX
Release date: 1 May 2023.
Issue price: AU$ 433.56

For additional peace of mind, the coin incorporates an authentication feature in the form of a micro-laser engraved letter. Detectable under a magnifying glass, it is designed to make it significantly more difficult for the coin to be counterfeited.

The coins were issued during the reign of King Charles III; however, as his effigy was not expected to be approved for use in Australia until late in the year, they feature a "memorial" obverse with the effigy of Queen Elizabeth II and the dates of her reign, 1952 - 2022.

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Silver Ten Ounces 2023 Mother and Baby Kangaroo: Details
CountryAustralia
CurrencyAustralian Dollar
Coin TypeSilver Ten Ounces (10 oz)
Issued2023
MonarchKing Charles III
EffigyQueen Elizabeth II - Portrait by Jody Clark (Uncouped version)
Face Value10 (x Dollar)
Total Mintage2,500
CurrentYes
Material0.9999 Silver
DesignerJennifer McKenna
TechnologyMilled (machine-made)
ShapeRound
OrientationMedal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size66.1000 mm
Thickness10.750 mm
Mass311.0660 g
OCC IDLGVB-OLDC-ZNMA-OMPX
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