Silver Gilded Kangaroo Coins (RAM)

Brief History of the Australian Silver Kangaroo.

The Australian Silver Kangaroo was introduced in 1993 by the Royal Austrailian Mint (RAM), featuring the iconic symbol of Australia all Silver Kangaroo's have a $1 face value to them and have a silver purity of .999, and each coin weighs 31.103 grams or one ounce. The method of making these coins presented some difficulties at the mint. The gold plating was applied to the blank and the press operator had to manually align the coin to the die, otherwise the die could miss the gold plating. They were having a few teething problems but in early 2005 the mint staff said they were getting a guide array to help remedy this.

The Silver Gilded Kangaroo Series

2007 Silver Gilded Kangaroo 2004 Silver Gilded Kangaroo 2003 Silver Gilded Kangaroo

Silver Gilded Kangaroo Specifications 2003-2009

Weight...............31.103 Grams 1oz
Diameter...........40.6 mm
Edge.................Reeded
Purity................999 Silver with Gold gilding
Years................2003-2009