This
stunning high relief silver coin features the Australian Kookaburra. This
carnivorous bird will eat almost anything, using its strong beak to catch a
wide variety of prey including lizards, insects, small birds, and snakes.
Proof Quality 99.9% Pure Silver
Each coin is
struck by The Perth Mint from 1oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality.
2016 Kookaburra Design
The coin’s
reverse depicts a kookaburra perched on a fence post amidst an Australian
landscape. The design includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA, The Perth
Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark, and the 2016 year-date.
The coin’s
high relief reverse and obverse are minted on concave surfaces to ensure the
optimum flow of metal is achieved by the strike of the die.
Australian Legal Tender
Issued as
legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965, the coin features
the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary
denomination on the coin’s obverse.
Limited Mintage
The Perth
Mint will release no more than 8,000 of the Australian Kookaburra 2016 1oz
Silver Proof High Relief Coin in this packaging from a maximum mintage of
10,000.
Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate
Each coin is
housed in a classic grey display case with a themed shipper and is also
accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
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