1 oz Silver Coin - 2016 Kookaburra - Perth Mint

Australian Silver Kookaburra

The Australian Silver Kookaburra series from the Perth Mint began in 1990 and is the longest-running bullion program from the mint. Each year has a differing design of a kookaburra on the reverse. This bird species is indigenous to Australia and is known for their call, which is said to sound like echoing human laughter. 

Not only are designs changed on the bullion coins each year, the Proof designs vary each year as well! Historically, the mintage of each 1 oz bullion Silver Kookaburra coin has been a maximum of 300,000 coins. However, in 2011 the maximum mintage was moved to 500,000 coins to accommodate the very high demand for this series. Compared to other Silver bullion series, this mintage is still very small and has helped ensure the collectibility of each coin.

• Reverse: Features a Kookaburra perched on a fence post amidst an Australian landscape. The Perth Mint’s “P” mint mark and year-date are included in the design.

• Obverse: Bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the year-date.

Authentic Feature

This coin includes an authentication feature on the reverse in the form of a micro-laser engraved letter. Detectable under a magnifying glass, it is designed to make it significantly more difficult for the coin to be counterfeited.

Presentation & Mintage

This Australian Kookaburra 2016 1oz Silver Bullion Coin is presented in an individual protective acrylic capsule. Each bullion product comes with a complementary bullion bag.

No more than 500,000 of these coins will be released. Production will cease when the mintage is fully sold or at the end of 2016, after which The Perth Mint will ‘declare’ the total number made.

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