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The Perth Mint introduced the Australian Nugget series in 1986 as Australia’s official gold bullion coin program, expanding the nation’s presence in the international investment coin market. At launch, the coins honored historically significant Australian gold nuggets through their reverse imagery. In 1989, the series adopted the Australian Kangaroo name when the reverse design shifted to feature the iconic native animal. To commemorate four decades of the program in 2026, The Perth Mint releases anniversary coins that revive the original reverse concept. Now, 2026 1 oz Australian Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins are available online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
The obverse of the 2026 1 oz Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins displays King Charles III. He is portrayed in left-profile relief in an effigy created by artist Dan Thorne. This first-generation portrait shows the monarch without a crown, consistent with contemporary Australian coin designs featuring the reigning sovereign.
The reverse of the 2026 Australian Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins presents Stuart Devlin’s initial design for the series. The central element is the Welcome Stranger nugget, acknowledged as the largest gold nugget ever recorded. Prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates discovered it in Victoria in February 1869. The design outlines the nugget’s distinctive form, complemented by radiating background lines and a faint depiction of the Australian continent behind the primary image.
Although gold was discovered in various parts of Australia from the 1850s onward, Western Australia’s most significant gold rush came somewhat later, igniting in earnest in the late 1880s and reaching its peak in the 1890s. Major finds at Coolgardie in 1892 and Kalgoorlie in 1893 — where the famed Golden Mile was uncovered — triggered one of the largest gold rushes in Australian history, drawing tens of thousands of prospectors from across the country and abroad. The remote and harsh terrain of the Western Australian interior posed immense challenges, yet the sheer scale of the deposits made the region one of the richest goldfields ever discovered.
These 2026 1 oz Australian Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins arrive in acrylic capsules and come with a Perth Mint box, a themed outer shipper, and a Certificate of Authenticity. These coins feature 24-karat gold enhancements, with thin layers of gold on the coin’s rim and the image of the Welcome Stranger nugget on the reverse.
JM Bullion customer service can help you buy 1 oz silver at 800-276-6508. We are also available online through our web chat and email address.
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The Perth Mint introduced the Australian Nugget series in 1986 as Australia’s official gold bullion coin program, expanding the nation’s presence in the international investment coin market. At launch, the coins honored historically significant Australian gold nuggets through their reverse imagery. In 1989, the series adopted the Australian Kangaroo name when the reverse design shifted to feature the iconic native animal. To commemorate four decades of the program in 2026, The Perth Mint releases anniversary coins that revive the original reverse concept. Now, 2026 1 oz Australian Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins are available online from JM Bullion.
Coin Highlights:
The obverse of the 2026 1 oz Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins displays King Charles III. He is portrayed in left-profile relief in an effigy created by artist Dan Thorne. This first-generation portrait shows the monarch without a crown, consistent with contemporary Australian coin designs featuring the reigning sovereign.
The reverse of the 2026 Australian Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins presents Stuart Devlin’s initial design for the series. The central element is the Welcome Stranger nugget, acknowledged as the largest gold nugget ever recorded. Prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates discovered it in Victoria in February 1869. The design outlines the nugget’s distinctive form, complemented by radiating background lines and a faint depiction of the Australian continent behind the primary image.
Although gold was discovered in various parts of Australia from the 1850s onward, Western Australia’s most significant gold rush came somewhat later, igniting in earnest in the late 1880s and reaching its peak in the 1890s. Major finds at Coolgardie in 1892 and Kalgoorlie in 1893 — where the famed Golden Mile was uncovered — triggered one of the largest gold rushes in Australian history, drawing tens of thousands of prospectors from across the country and abroad. The remote and harsh terrain of the Western Australian interior posed immense challenges, yet the sheer scale of the deposits made the region one of the richest goldfields ever discovered.
These 2026 1 oz Australian Silver 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget Coins arrive in acrylic capsules and come with a Perth Mint box, a themed outer shipper, and a Certificate of Authenticity. These coins feature 24-karat gold enhancements, with thin layers of gold on the coin’s rim and the image of the Welcome Stranger nugget on the reverse.
JM Bullion customer service can help you buy 1 oz silver at 800-276-6508. We are also available online through our web chat and email address.
