The Perth Mint launched the Silver Kookaburra series in 1990, making it one of the earliest major bullion coin programs to highlight a native Australian animal. Since its debut, the series has built a worldwide following due to its detailed designs, reliable minting quality, and its focus on one of Australia’s most recognizable wildlife species. Now, 2013 1 Kilo Australian Silver Kookaburra Coins are available online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Coin arrives in a protective plastic capsule!
• 24th release of Silver Kookaburras!
• Total mintage of 41,911 coins!
• Contains 1 kilo (32.15 troy oz) of .999 pure silver.
• Issued a face value of $30 (AUD) by Australia.
• Obverse features Queen Elizabeth II.
• Reverse depicts two kookaburras on a gum tree branch.
• Designed by Natasha Muhl.
• Bears a P mint mark from the Perth Mint.

This 2013 1 Kilo Australian Silver Kookaburra Coin is the largest in the series and arrives in a protective plastic capsule. The 2013 issue included 1 oz, 10 oz, and 1 kilo coins, with the 1 oz coin selling out its maximum mintage of 500,000 coins. The 10 oz and 1 kilo coins had unlimited mintages for the year, and closed with 24,481 and 41,911 coins sold, respectively.

In the obverse design of the 2013 Australian Silver Kookaburra, the design field showcases Ian Rank-Broadley’s effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, presenting a right-profile bust of a mature, crowned Queen. Rank-Broadley’s portrait was used on the series from 1999 through 2018, making it one of the longest-running obverse designs in the Kookaburra program’s history, and is widely regarded as a refined and dignified representation of the late monarch.

For the reverse of the 2013 1 Kilo Silver Kookaburra Coin, the design depicts two young kookaburras sitting together on a tree branch against a background of Australian bush flowers. The design was created by artist Natasha Muhl, and stands out within the series for its charming depiction of two juvenile birds — a rarity in a program that typically showcases a single kookaburra.

In First Nations cultures, the kookaburra holds deep significance as a totem animal — a form of kin — and is understood as a messenger whose presence carries spiritual meaning and guidance for the families and communities who hold it sacred. More broadly, the kookaburra is associated with cheerfulness, happiness, and laughter, and its presence is widely regarded as a sign of good fortune and a promise of hope in challenging times.

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