The Australian Kookaburra is the Perth Mint’s longest-running silver bullion coin series. First introduced in 1990, it was one of two bullion series launched by the Mint to feature new reverse designs each year highlighting Australian wildlife. Today, you can purchase 2000 1 oz Australian Silver Kookaburra Coins online from BullionMax.

Coin Highlights:

• Coins ship in a protective plastic capsule!
• 11th issue of the 1 oz Silver Kookaburra!
• Final mintage of just 104,169 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
• Bears a face value of $1 (AUD) from Australia.
• Obverse shows Queen Elizabeth II.
• Reverse features a kookaburra sitting on a branch.

The obverse of the 2000 1 oz Silver Kookaburra Coin displays Queen Elizabeth II in right-profile relief. This design is the fifth official portrait of the Queen used on Australian coins and depicts her wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.

On the reverse of the 2000 Australian Silver Kookaburra, you will find a kookaburra perched along a tree branch. Australia is home to two main types of kookaburras: the laughing kookaburra and the blue-winged kookaburra. The laughing kookaburra is known for its larger size, white head with a dark eye stripe, and its famous laughter-like call. The blue-winged kookaburra, a bit smaller, is known for its bright blue feathers and a shorter, sharper call.

In addition to these two species, Australia is also home to the rufous-bellied kookaburra. This lesser-known bird lives mainly at the northern tip of Cape York Peninsula, marking the southernmost point of its broader range in New Guinea. Each species represents a different ecological adaptation to Australia’s wide range of environments.

Each 2000 1 oz Australian Silver Kookaburra Coin is housed in a protective capsule. While the series had a maximum mintage of 300,000 coins for the year, only 104,169 were actually sold. This continued a gradual mintage decline for the series as it moved into the 21st century, following higher sales in the 1990s.

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