The Perth Mint’s Australian Animal-themed silver bullion coin programs are among the most coveted in the world today. These iconic coins feature creatures you’ll only find natively inhabiting the Australian continent, and form the backbone of Perth Mint’s annual release programs. Right now, the 2017 1 oz Australian Silver Kangaroo Coin is available to purchase from JM Bullion in a beautiful gilded finish.
Coin Highlights:
- Arrives in a Perth Mint black box and themed shipper.
- Certificate of Authenticity included!
- 2nd release of the Gilded Australian Silver Kangaroo!
- Limited mintage of only 5,000 coins!
- Contains 1 Troy oz. of .999 pure silver in BU condition.
- Bears a face value of $1 (AUD) backed by the federal government of Australia.
- Reverse features the annual design for the Australian Silver Kangaroo.
- Obverse bears the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
Each 2017 1 oz Australian Silver Kangaroo Gilded Coin in this product listing is in BU condition. Coins in this condition exhibit no signs of wear and tear, though you may notice a range of minor flaws including breaks in the luster, spotted surfaces, and contact marks from the coining process.
A gilded coin features a 24-karat gold layering applied to one or more of the design features. In the case of these 2017 1 oz Australian Silver Kangaroo coins, the gilded finish is applied to the image of the kangaroo on the coin’s reverse as it bounds across the Outback plains of Australia.
On the reverse of the 2017 1 oz Australian Silver Kangaroo is the image of the red kangaroo hopping across the Outback, with radiating lines from the background meant to depict the rays of the sun. Male kangaroos use their powerful hind legs for more than movement, as they often fight with other males over female mates by leaning back on their tails and boxing one another with their legs.
The obverse of the Australian Silver Kangaroo coin includes the right-profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This particular effigy of Her Majesty is a 1998 creation by Ian Rank-Broadley, and it represents the fourth-generation portrait of the Queen to appear on commonwealth coinage since her ascension to the throne of England in 1952.
Perth Mint is located in the state of Western Australia and is a state-owned entity of the local government. Founded in 1899 as the third and final Royal Mint system under British rule, today it exists independent of the sovereign Royal Australian Mint.
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