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Australia Koala
The Silver Koala is a silver coin from Australia produced at the Perth Mint. While the obverse of the coin always depicts Queen Elizabeth II, the reverse side changes each year, featuring a koala in different native habitats. As with other Perth Mint issues, silver koalas have larger following than some other bullion coins due to the yearly design change, quality of the coin, and limited production. The coins are minted yearly in up to five different sizes.
The series began in 2007 with only the one-ounce bullion coin being minted. All other sizes were minted in 2008 except for the 1⁄10 Oz, which began to be issued in 2011. As of 2020, bullion coins are currently released in 1kg and 1oz sizes and the numismatic coinage is minted in 5 Oz and 1 Oz sizes, with other sizes released occasionally. The coins were .999 fine silver until the 2018 edition, which increased in purity to .9999 silver. Perth Mint originally had no caps on the amount of one-ounce coins produced, but since 2018, the mintage has been capped to 300,000.
Silver Bullion Mintage
Year 1/2 Oz 1 Oz 10 Oz 1 Kilo 2007 N/A 137,768 N/A N/A 2008 13,944 84,057 4,367 13,188 2009 15,334 336,757 6,556 34,947 2010 13,315 233,531 12,928 30,692 2011 76,755 910,480 10,051 75,712 2012 118,577 388,046 17,132 19,511 2013 84,184 477,209 15,642 51,296 2014 81,752 334,884 17,985 25,194 2015 97,157 450,899 20,120 37,669 2016 N/A 300,000 N/A 27,513 2017 N/A 298,937 N/A 11,479 2018 N/A 166,434 N/A 16,093 2019 N/A 149,810 N/A 17,394 Design
Obverse: The Jody Clark design of Queen Elizabeth II wearing the Royal Diadem crown on her head and the Victorian coronation necklace around her neck, which is encircled by her name, name of the issuing country "Australia" and the face value of the coin "1 Dollar."
Reverse: The motif is a koala in its native habitat. The inscription at the top is "Australian Koala" while the year, metal content, and purity are inscribed below the motif.
Reference: AUSAKOA2015F.5
Brand: The Perth Mint
2015 1/2 Oz Australian Koala BU
Mintage of 97,157
Price $22.104 available In stockPrice $33.802 available In stockReference: AUSAKOA2014F.5
Brand: The Perth Mint
2014 1/2 Oz Australian Koala BU
Mintage of 81,752
Price $22.101 available Last item in stockPrice $33.801 available Last item in stockPrice $33.801 available Last item in stockPrice $33.802 available In stockReference: AUSAKOA2011PRIV
Brand: The Perth Mint
2011 1 Oz Australian Koala Berlin Bear Privy BU
Mintage of 50,000
Price $43.001 available Last item in stockPrice $33.801 available Last item in stockPrice $68.751 available Last item in stockPrice $46.103 available In stock
Reference: AUSAKANG2016
Brand: The Perth Mint
2016 1 Oz Australian Kangaroo BU
Mintage of 11,245,615