Silver Kookaburra Bullion Coin
The History of the Australian Silver Kookaburra.
The first one ounce Silver Kookaburra was issued in 1990 by the Perth Mint, the Kookaburra come in a number of different weights from 1oz to the large 1kilo silver bullion coin. The Silver Kookaburra have been released as silver proofs and gilded silver bullion coins and they do come in a variety of different privy mark types. The Silver Kookaburra is one of the most collected bullion coins on the market for collectors to buy. The 1oz coin has a 300,000 issue limit for mintage when introduce in 1990, the Kookaburra is the only major silver bullion coin which changes its design every year making it attractive to collectors. In 1992 the Perth Mint released large silver bullion coins to the public, these bullion coins came in weights of two ounce, ten ounces and one kilogramme. Initially these were produced as proofs or specimens, but they are now available as a non proof version as well. The obverse of the coin features a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, and the face value of the coin in 1990 was $5 and from 1992 till 2010 lowered to $1, these coins are issued as legal tender under the 1965 Australian Currency Act. The Kookaburra is a very large terrestrial kingfishes native to Australia and New Guinea.
Mint...................Perth Mint
Weight...............31.635 Grams 1oz
Diameter...........40.6 mm
Edge.................Reeded
Purity................999 Silver
Years................1990-Present
Mint Marks........P
Australian Silver Kookaburra
2000-2010 Kookaburra Coins
The released 2000-2010 Silver Kookaburra coins. [More...]
1990-1999 Kookaburra Coins
The released 1990-1999 Silver Kookaburra coins. [More...]
Proof & Privy Kookaburra Coins
A selection of proof and privy marked Kookaburra coins. [More...]
Kookaburra European Privy Mark Collection
The European Privy Mark Collection comprises of 15 Kookaburra coins each struck from 1oz of .999 pure silver in bullion quality. [More...]
Kookaburra 20th Edition Silver Set
Each coin in this 20th Edition set comprises of 20 Kookaburra coins each struck from 1oz of .999 pure silver in bullion quality. [More...]
Gilded Kookaburra Coins
The Silver Gilded Kookaburra coins released by the Perth Mint. [More...]
Silver Kookaburra Bullion Types
The Silver Kookaburra is offered in four different weights, which is uncommon for a silver bullion coin, the bullion coins can be purchased in 1oz, 2oz, 10oz and 1kilo sizes. Kookaburra's also come in a proof version of the coin but uniquely the proof design is always of the year ahead. There are also a number of different privy marked versions of the coins avilable and gilded bullion versions which makes the Kookaburra a much collected coin.
