Australian Silver Coins Perth Mint

Both australian mints are known for producing many beautiful silver bullion and commemorative gold coins including silver koalas.

Australian silver coins perth mint.

Australia s esteemed perth mint celebrates the lunar calendar with its silver commemorative coins released every year to delight investors and collectors. Free shipping worldwide on all orders over 400 excluding bullion subscriptions 30 day refund 100 guaranteed 30 day guarantee secure. Each year the coin s design would change to reflect the lunar year which is represented by an animal. The kookaburra silver coins are minted in 4 weights of silver coins containing 1 troy ounce 2 troy ounces 10 troy.

A lunar year is a year broken up by the cycles of the moon rather than traditional months. The silver kookaburra s reverse depicts the largest member of the kingfisher species in a new relief each year. Collectors with an interest in australian coins eagerly await every release of this series of coins due to the limited mintages that allow only a maximum of 500 000 coins since 2011 to be minted and released by the perth mint. The perth mint manufactures and distributes platinum silver and gold coins for collectors and customers worldwide.

Free shipping worldwide on all orders over 400 excluding bullion subscriptions 30 day refund 100 guaranteed 30 day guarantee secure. Australian silver coins apmex offers a range of australian silver coins including the perth mint which opened as a branch of the royal mint in 1899 and the royal australian mint which opened in 1965 as the first mint in australia independent of the royal mint. Introduced in 1990 the silver kookaburra is the longest running silver coin from the perth mint and is available annually with a 1 oz silver coin guaranteed each year. The australian lunar silver coin series was created in the late 1990 s in order to celebrate the chinese zodiac calendar.

Perth mint lunar silver coin series. Lunar years are observed by many ancient civilizations. A premier perth tourist attraction the perth mint also provides gold investment services and minting services. This coin program was the very first series launched by the perth mint after it received powers to strike and sell currency coinage in the form of gold and silver bullion coins in 1987.

Gold nuggets were struck in a variety of weights 1 20 oz 1 10 oz 1 4 oz 1 2 oz 1 oz 2 oz 10 oz and 1 kg.