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The Australian two-ounce silver piece (abbreviated as 2 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 formats were also introduced. The Perth Mint issued a "bullion" and a "proof" two-ounce kookaburras with differing designs every year until 2009; after that, all issues are "numismatic" - not bullion but premium, like high relief and/or gold plated editions. 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. This proof coin differs in design from the bullion kookaburra for 1997. The design was then used on the bullion kookaburra for 1998. | ||||||
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Variety | Florin Privy Mark | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 2,000 | |
Details | A privy mark on the obverse in the form of an Australian pre-decimal florin (two shillings) coin depicting the Coat of Arms of Australia supported by an emu and a kangaroo. The inscriptions on it read FLORIN 1937 AUSTRALIA. | |
Variety | Penny Privy Mark | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown. Mintage limit: 2,000 | |
Details | A privy mark on the obverse in the form of an Australian pre-decimal penny coin depicting a kangaroo. The inscriptions on it read AUSTRALIA 1937 PENNY. |
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Royal Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Dollar |
Coin Type | Silver Two Ounces (2 oz), Australian Kookaburra |
Issued | 1997 |
Monarch | Queen Elizabeth II |
Effigy | Queen Elizabeth II - Third Portrait, by Raphael Maklouf |
Face Value | 2 (x Dollar) |
Total Mintage | 2,050 |
Current | Yes |
Material | 0.999 Silver |
Designer | Louise Pinder |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 50.400 mm |
Thickness | 4.500 mm |
Mass | 62.270 g |
OCC ID | RWKZ-EJNC-WLGD-EXGL |
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Coin, Australia, Silver Two Ounces 1997
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Coin, Australia, Silver Two Ounces 1997
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1997 Australia 2 oz Silver Kookaburra Proof (Florin Privy Mark)
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1997 Australia 2 oz Silver Kookaburra Proof (Florin Privy Mark)
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1997 Australia 2 oz Silver Kookaburra Proof (Penny Privy Mark)
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1997 Australia 2 oz Silver Kookaburra Proof (Penny Privy Mark)
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 363 |