Kookaburra (coin)

Kookaburra
Metal:	99.9% Ag
Weight:	31.1035 g
Diameter:	40.60 mm
Thickness:	4 mm
Edge:	corrugated
Embossing years:	1990 until today
front
Motive:	Annually changing Kookaburra motifs
back
Motive:	Elizabeth II

The Kookaburra is a silver investment coin issued in Australia .

The 1 oz coins have been minted since 1990, with The Perth Mint first issuing the 1 oz coin with a face value of $ 5 . Since 1992, the 1oz coin has only had a face value of one Australian dollar. On one side the image of Queen Elizabeth II is embossed, on the other side the image of the Australian bird Kookaburra is embossed with annually changing motifs. The 2 oz, 10 oz and 1 kg coins have only been minted since 1991.

Sizes and weights

size	diameter	thickness	Weight	Face value		Embossing years
				until 1991	from 1992
1 ounce	40.6 mm	4.0 mm	31.10 g	5 AUD	1 AUD	since 1990
2 ounces	53.3 mm	4.5 mm	62.20 g	10 AUD	2 AUD	from 1991
10 ounces	75.5 mm	8.7 mm	311.0 g	50 AUD	10 AUD	from 1991
1 kilogram	101.0 mm	14.4 mm	1000 g	150 AUD	30 AUD	from 1991

Years and editions

Normal coinage Year of issue 1 ounce 2 ounces 10 ounces 1 kilo 1990 300,000 - - - 1991 300,000 - - - 1992 219,694 84,782 29,576 47,348 1993 190,581 35,329 10.161 13,550 1994 174,561 39,603 11,231 32,781 1995 154,247 45,308 09,894 11,721 1996 170.105 78,424 07,557 08,961 1997 159,497 32,896 07,880 07,967 1998 103.119 21,184 05,424 04,688 1999 109,364 20,602 04.012 04,714 2000 104.169 23,872 04,790 04,556 2001 169.265 17,050 02,766 03,108 2002 091,604 15,696 02,438 02,856 2003 109,439 16,663 03,558 03,016 2004 084,455 13,969 02,270 02.712 2005 095,145 14,082 02.112 02,100 2006 087,044 12,802 02,999 04,467 2007 213,436 13,938 05,993 17,314 2008 300,000 20,083 17,213 32,973 2009 300,000 20,991 13,360 74,757 2010 300,000 - 18,782 58,968 2011 500,000 - 45.901 78.145 2012 500,000 - 25,608 51,596 2013 500,000 - 24,481 41,911 2014 500,000 - 28,547 34,534

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Polished plate Year of issue 1 ounce 2 ounces 10 ounces 1 kilo 1990 25,027 - - - 1991 08,213 5,000 2,500 1,000 1992 08,038 5,000 2,500 1,000 1993 21,471 4,540 1.995 1,000 1994 05,076 5,226 1,226 0.976 1995 04,880 7,580 2,080 1,500 1996 05,284 6,346 2,064 0.975 1997 05,450 6,600 1,300 1,000 1998 04,200 ? 0.550 0.500 1999 03,700 4,850 1,050 0.500 2000 04,400 3,150 0.650 0.300 2001 06,550 2,350 - 0.350 2002 06,550 2,350 - 0.350 2003 06,550 2,350 - 0.350 2004 06,150 1,950 - 0.350 2005 06,150 1,150 - 0.350

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin Series 1990-2015. (PDF; 239 kB) Perth Mint , February 19, 2015, accessed on May 9, 2015 (English). 
2. ^ Günter Schön, Gerhard Schön: World Coin Catalog . 41st edition. Battenberg, Regenstauf 2013, ISBN 978-3-86646-088-1 , pp. 227-298 .

Web links

• The 1 oz Kookaburra - picture collection with editions and motifs