Platinum has become one of the most popular coin options in countless series around the globe. Recent additions of a platinum coin to major collections include the British Platinum Britannia in 2018 and the Austrian Platinum Philharmonic in 2016. Today, 2019 1 oz Australian Platinum Kangaroo Coins are available to you online from JM Bullion.

Coin Highlights:

• Available inside of individual capsules, sealed rolls of 20 coins, or boxes of 100 coins!
• 2nd issue of the Australian Platinum Kangaroo!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9995 pure platinum in BU condition.
• The face value of $100 (AUD) is fully backed by Australia’s government.
• On the obverse is Queen Elizabeth II’s latest effigy on Australian coins.
• The reverse of the coin features the leaping kangaroo first used on Australian coins in 1938.

The Australian Kangaroo coinage began in 1990 with the issuance of the Australian Gold Kangaroo that transitioned from the Australian Gold Nugget design previously issued between 1986 and 1989. The Australian Silver Kangaroo was issued for the first time in 2016 and swiftly followed by these Australian Platinum Kangaroo coins in 2018.

All 2019 1 oz Australian Platinum Kangaroo Coins represent the second release of this popular new platinum coin. The Perth Mint offers these coins individually inside of protective capsules or in bulk purchases of 20 coins in sealed rolls or 100 coins in boxes. The box from the Perth Mint includes five sealed rolls.

The design on the reverse of the 2019 Australian Platinum Kangaroo coins dates to a period of Australian coinage prior to decimalization in 1966. The copper penny designed in 1938 featured a leaping kangaroo on the reverse with the Commonwealth star below. This same leaping kangaroo has been modernized and used intermittently on the Gold Kangaroo bullion coins, as well as proof and bullion versions of the Silver Kangaroo.

On the reverse of 2019 1 oz Australian Platinum Kangaroo Coins, you’ll find the image of the kangaroo leaping from right to left across the coin’s design field. It is surrounded by stylized rays of the sun and includes engravings of the date mark, weight, purity, metal content, and the “P” mint mark of Perth.

The obverse of 2019 Australian Platinum Kangaroos join the other 2019 bullion coins with the debut of the Jody Clark effigy of Queen Elizabeth II. This latest design is actually the sixth to feature on Australian coinage and the first since the 1960s to showcase the Queen’s neckline and shoulders.

Please feel free to reach out to JM Bullion with any questions you have when shopping for platinum. You can call us at 800-276-6508, chat with us live online, or simply send us an email with your inquiries.