2020 Australia $8 5-oz Silver Kookaburra High Relief Proof NGC PF70UC w/Pink Gold Gilding & Kookaburra Label

Celebrating 30 Years of the Kookaburra

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been 30 years since the master artisans at Australia’s prestigious Perth Mint began striking their popular Kookaburra series. But that special anniversary is here, and the mint is celebrating with this fantastic coin that combines three notable minting techniques — High Relief designs, a shimmering Proof finish and pink gold gilding.

Struck in five full ounces of highly pure 99.99% silver, the coin’s reverse features a High Relief image of a proud Kookaburra singing as the sun rises. The sun and its rays take on the hues of a brilliant sunrise with a beautiful gilding of pink gold. The $8 legal-tender coin brings to life a laughing Kookaburra, whose distinctive cackle has the earned it the nickname “bushman’s clock” because of its cackling chorus heard each day at dawn. A ring around the design is engraved with the words AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA at the top and 30th ANNIVERSARY at the bottom.

Rather than the traditional full obverse of Queen Elizabeth II, the coin’s obverse features artist Stuart Devlin’s design of a Kookaburra perched on a tree stump as it appeared on the first 1990 Kookaburra Proof release. Jody Clark’s effigy of The Queen has been reduced and appears at the top of the coin within its own ring, the 1990 and 2020 dates located on either side of the portrait.

The coin’s remarkable high relief detail on its reverse and obverse sides was minted on concave surfaces to ensure the optimum flow of metal was achieved when the die was struck. Plus, each 2020 Australia Koala High Relief Five-Ounce Silver Proof with Pink Gold Gilding available here has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) as being in flawless Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition, a distinction that means these perfectly-graded proof have ZERO imperfections — showing all features and fields exactly as the engraver and mint intended. In addition, NGC has certified that these proofs are First Releases (FR) coins, meaning that they were received by NGC or an NGC-approved depository within the first 30 days of their release. Each also comes sealed in an acrylic holder with an exclusive Kookaburra label.

Just 500 of these special 30th birthday anniversary Kookaburras have been authorized for worldwide release, so don’t miss out. Order the 2020 Australia Five-Ounce Silver Kookaburra High Relief Proof with Pink Gold Gilding today!

• NEW ONE-YEAR-ONLY DESIGN – The 2020 Kookaburra features a one-year-only design of the bird perched on a roof with the sun in the background. The coin’s year date, weight and silver purity are also engraved. The coin’s obverse features a representation of the original 1990 Kookaburra Proof design with a small portrait of Queen Elizabeth II at the top, the 1990 and 2020 dates rest on either side of the portrait.
• GILDED IN PINK GOLD – This amazing proof has been augmented with the selective use of Pink Gold that has been gilded over the rising sun and its rays.
• STRUCK IN HIGHLY-PURE SILVER – Each 2020 Silver Kookaburra is struck in five ounces of 99.99% pure silver and measures 50.9 mm in diameter.
• LEGAL TENDER IN AUSTRALIA – These 2020 Five-Ounce Silver Kookaburra coins are $8 legal tender in Australia.
• PERFECT PROOF CONDITION – Your 2020 Australia Koala High Relief Five-Ounce Silver Proof with Pink Gold Gilding has been graded by the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) in perfect Proof-70 Ultra Cameo (PF70UC) condition.
• KEY FIRST RELEASES CERTIFICATION – NGC has certified that your proof is a First Releases (FR) coin, meaning that it was among the first struck by the mint and was verified within the first 30 days of issue. It will come sealed in an acrylic holder with an exclusive Kookaburra label.
• LIMITED WORLDWIDE EDITION – The Perth Mint struck a limited edition of just 500 of these Five-Ounce Silver Kookaburra High Relief Proofs with Pink Gold Gilding.

Secure Australia’s 2020 Five-Ounce Silver Kookaburra High Relief Pink Gold Gilded Proof before they’re all gone. Don’t miss out. Get yours now!