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Australia’s most recognisable bird

Now in its fourth decade and as popular as ever, the Australian Kookaburra is an iconic coin series featuring annual designs of one of Australia’s most recognisable birds. Famed for its raucous laughing call, the kookaburra is heard across Australia – from the outback to the back yard.

The coin’s design depicts a representation of a kookaburra perched on a branch of a gum tree with leaves and seedpods. The reverse also includes the inscription AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark, and the coin’s weight, purity and 2021 year-date.

04 2021 Australian Kookaburra 5oz Silver Incused Coin InCase HighRes

First incused kookaburra

Traditionally motifs on a coin have raised relief. However, where the design is described as incused, it is pressed into the surface of the blank. 

Presentation packaging

Housed in a classic display case featuring a clear lid and packaged in an illustrated shipper, each coin is accompanied by a numbered certificate of authenticity.

Specifications

Specifications

Year 2021
Metal Silver
Silver Content (Troy oz) 5.000
Monetary Denomination (AUD) 8.00
Fineness (% purity) 99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g) 155.533
Maximum Diameter (mm) 50.90
Maximum Thickness (mm) 11.85
Maximum Mintage 500
Finish Incused
Legal Tender Australia
Effigy Jody Clark design of H.M. Queen Elizabeth II
Designer Aleysha Howarth

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