2012 Discover Australia – Kookaburra Gold Proof Coins at The Perth Mint, featuring:
- Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold
- Kookaburra Design
- Australian Legal Tender
- H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Obverse
- Extremely Limited Mintage
- Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
- Presentation Packaging
- New One Year Series
The Kookaburra is one of Australia’s most recognisable birds found
throughout mainland Australia. The bird’s white coloured plumage and
brown facial stripe is distinctive, as is its loud laughing call. A
territorial tree-dwelling kingfisher, the Kookaburra is believed to mate
for life. Both the male and female partner share the incubation duties
of their unhatched eggs, while other members in the family group later
assist with the parenting responsibilities.
Proof Quality 99.99% Pure Gold
These 2012 coins are struck by The Perth Mint from 1/2oz, 1/10oz and 1/25oz of 99.99% pure gold in proof quality.
Kookaburra Design
The coin’s reverse depicts a Kookaburra perched on a tree branch
partially submerged in a river, and the inscriptions DISCOVER AUSTRALIA
and KOOKABURRA. The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and the 2012 year-date
are also included in the design.
Australian Legal Tender
The coins are issued as legal tender under the Australian
Currency Act 1965.
H.M. Queen Elizabeth II Obverse
Each coin’s obverse bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Extremely Limited Mintage
The Perth Mint will release no more than 500 1/2oz gold coins, 1,000 1/10oz gold coins and 2,500 1/25oz gold coins.
Numbered Certificate of Authenticity
Each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Presentation Packaging
Each coin is housed in presentation packaging comprising a display
case featuring a timber lid and a superbly illustrated box-shipper.
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