Koala bear
Metal:
99.9% Ag
Edge:
corrugated
Embossing years:
2007 until today
front
Motive:
annually changing koala motifs
back
Motive:
Elizabeth II
The koala is an Australian investment coin that has been issued since 2007. Between 1988 and 2000 there was an Australian bullion coin with a koala motif . But this was made of platinum (see Koala (platinum coin) ).
overview
On the face side, the coin shows an annually changing koala motif on a faceted background. In 2007 it was a koala hanging from a branch. In 2008 the coin shows a koala with a young animal on its back. As is customary with other Commonwealth coins, the value side shows a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II .
In addition, since 2008 there are also versions with a weight of ½ ounce , 10 ounces and 1 kg as well as gold coins with four different weights. The gold coins are not investment coins in the traditional sense due to the small number of copies and the high premium on the material value.
The koala is legal tender in Australia, but its material value by far exceeds its face value .
Minted coins
Koala 2007, 1 oz silver (1 Australian dollar)
The following coins are minted:
Silver koala
size
diameter
thickness
Weight
Face value
Embossing years
½ ounce
32.1 mm
3.10 mm
15.55 g
0.50 AUD
since 2008
1 ounce
40.6 mm
4.00 mm
31.10 g
1 AUD
from 2007
10 ounces
75.5 mm
8.70 mm
311.04 g
10 AUD
since 2008
1 kg
101 mm
14.6 mm
1000 g
30 AUD
since 2008
Gold koala
size
diameter
thickness
Weight
Face value
Embossing years
1 ⁄ 25 ounce
14.1 mm
1.40 mm
1.24 g
5 AUD
since 2008
1 ⁄ 10 ounce
16.1 mm
1.50 mm
3.11 g
15 AUD
since 2008
1 ounce
27.3 mm
4.50 mm
31.11 g
100 AUD
since 2008
2 ounces
40.6 mm
3.90 mm
62.22 g
200 AUD
since 2008
Years and editions
Silver koala
Year of issue
½ ounce
1 ounce
10 ounces
1 kg
2007
-
137,768
-
-
2008
0 13,944
0 84.057
0 4,367
13,188
2009
0 15,334
336.757
0 6,556
34,947
2010
0 13,315
233,531
12,928
30,692
2011
0 76,755
910.480
10.051
75,712
2012
118,577
388.046
17,132
19,511
2013
0 84.184
477.209
15,642
51,296
2014
0 81,752
334.884
17,985
25.194
Gold koala
Year of issue
1 ⁄ 25 ounce
1 ⁄ 10 ounce
1 ounce
2 ounces
2008
8,577
4,150
1,210
20th
2009
1,077
1,545
860
Max. 250
2010
1.007
3,189
1,567
Max. 250
2011
1,117
1,628
859
Max. 250
2012
1,499
1,500
659
Max. 250
2013
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Individual evidence
↑ The Australian Koala Silver Bullion Coin Series 2007 - 2015 (PDF, 214 kB) Perth Mint , March 10, 2015, accessed on July 1, 2015 (English, “Last updated February 19, 2015”).
↑ 2008 Perth Mint Numismatic Coins. (PDF; 269 KB) Perth Mint , March 6, 2013, p. 6 , accessed on July 8, 2015 (English).
↑ 2009 Perth Mint Numismatic Coins. (PDF; 270 KB) Perth Mint , March 6, 2013, p. 5 , accessed on July 8, 2015 (English).
↑ 2010 Perth Mint Numismatic Coins. (PDF; 262 KB) Perth Mint , March 6, 2013, p. 4 , accessed on July 8, 2015 (English).
↑ 2011 Perth Mint Numismatic Coins. (PDF; 236 KB) Perth Mint , May 2, 2014, p. 4 , accessed on July 8, 2015 (English).
↑ 2012 Perth Mint Numismatic Coins. (PDF; 243 KB) Perth Mint , April 22, 2015, p. 4 , accessed on July 8, 2015 (English).
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