Silver Two Ounces 2018 Australian Kookaburra, Coin from Australia - detailed information

The Australian two ounces silver piece (abbreviated as 2 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.

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 2 oz silver antiqued high relief coin is part of the Australian Kookaburra coin range by the Perth Mint.

The Mint says about it:
A wonderful memento of Perth, this coin depicts, in superb high relief, a kookaburra flying in Kings Park with the Western Australian capital’s skyline in the background. Known as Australia’s "king of the bush", kookaburras are also popular inhabitants of urban areas, including Perth’s glorious 400 hectares of open space on the edge of its CBD (Central Business District).

Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 2oz of 99.99% pure silver in antiqued quality. The coin’s reverse depicts a kookaburra flying in Perth’s Kings Park with the city skyline in the background. To capture the depth and detail of the design, the coin is struck in high relief to a rimless format, and has been individually "antiqued" to give it a unique finish conveying the surface abrasions of an ancient artefact. As a result of this treatment the appearance of each coin may vary.