Australian Silver Coins

As a response to the large gold deposits in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie, Australia opened three minting facilities: Sydney, Milbourne, and Perth to capitalize on the opportunity those reserves offered. Opening in 1899, Australia’s Perth Mint is the only surviving mint from that time period.

When Britain came off the gold standard in 1931, the Perth Mint maintained its minting process, evolving their circulating coin process, and it wasn’t until 1965 at the opening of the Royal Australian Mint that the Perth Mint had to adapt yet again as the new facility became the sole producer of circulating coinage within the country. The Perth Mint would remain under British governance until 1970 when ownership transitioned to the Government of Western Australia. 

The Perth Mint’s new direction was formalized by a State Act of Parliament that saw the creation of the Gold Corporation in 1987, which gave Perth the ability to not only mint and market gold, but silver and platinum to worldwide investors and collectors.

Today, the Perth Mint is a member of elite mints whose pure gold, silver, and platinum legal tender coins are trusted and respected. An iconic silver piece is its Kookaburra Silver Coin Series and Koala Silver Coin Series. It is also the proud producer of the Lunar Gold and Silver Coin Series, an annual favorite amongst collectors.

Starting back in 1990, these beautiful coins depict the Australian bird and Her Majesty Elizabeth II.

Key Features:

• Kookaburra bird
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 1990-2021
• Australian legal tender
• Some years feature  limited mintages
• Boasts a new reverse design every year

Portraying the memorable marsupial, this coin series began in 2007 and represents the Koala and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Key Features:

• Koala
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 2007-2020
• Australian legal tender
• Some years are limited mintages
• Features a new reverse design every year.

The red kangaroo debuted as a bullion series in 2015 and proudly reflects the quality the Perth Mint offers. 

Key Features:

• Australian Red Kangaroo
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 2015-2021
• Australian legal tender
• 2015 features a  limited mintage 

Released in January of 2014, this beautiful series has been designed by renowned US engraver, John M. Mercanti. 

Key Features:

• Wedge-tailed Eagle
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 2014-2021
• Australian legal tender

This flightless bird is memorialized on one of the newest additions to the Australian silver coin animal series. 

Key Features:

• Emu
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 2018-2021
• Australian legal tender
• Some years are limited mintages

The renowned Australian Lunar series reflects the twelve animals within the Chinese Lunar Calendar and has gone through three series: 1999-2010, 2008-2020, the on-going Lunar Series III which began in 2020. Available in both standard proof and colored proof, these series are unique and often anticipated by collectors. 

Key Features:

• Twelve animals from the Chinese Lunar Calendar
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 1999-2010, 2008-2020, 2020-Present
• Australian legal tender
• Some years feature  limited mintages

Celebrating the Chinese Dragon, the Rectangular Australian Silver coins provide the intriguing  opportunity to collect a uniquely shaped coin to better enhance your collection. 

Key Features:

• Rectangular Shaped
• 99.99% pure silver
• Mint years: 2015-2021
• Australian legal tender
• Some years are limited mints

In 2019, Captain Marvel became a memorable design after the blockbuster film’s release. In 2021, Perth Mint raised the bar by featuring an antiqued coin of Black Panther in the shape of the hero’s mask.

Captain Marvel Silver Coin Key Features:

• Proof quality 99.99% fine silver
• Marvel character design
• Limited mintage
• Themed collectors tin
• Pure silver numbered certificate of authenticity
• Officially licensed

Black Panther Silver Antiqued Coin Key Features:

• 2 oz of 99.9% pure silver
• Antique high relief
• Limited mintage
• Official Marvel licensed product

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