2023 Australian Koala 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Gilded Coin

This extraordinary 5oz silver proof high relief gilded coin features one of Australia’s most loved marsupials, the koala. Elements of this high relief design have been gilded in pink gold, superbly combining two celebrated minting techniques.

Each coin is struck by The Perth Mint from 5oz of 99.99% pure silver in proof quality and is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 750 of the Australian Koala 2023 5oz Silver Proof High Relief Gilded Coin.

DESIGN

The coin’s reverse portrays a koala on a gum tree branch with a joey clinging to its back gilded in pink gold. Both coin designs incorporate the inscription ‘KOALA’, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark, and the coin’s weight, purity and year-date.

The obverse bears The Queen Elizabeth II Memorial Obverse, featuring the Jody Clark effigy supplemented with the dates of her reign, and the monetary denomination.

PRESENTATION

The coin is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid. Packaged with an illustrated shipper, each coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Technical Specifications

Silver Content (Troy oz)	5.000
Monetary Denomination (AUD)	8.00
Fineness (% purity)	99.99
Minimum Gross Weight (g)	155.533
Maximum Diameter (mm)	50.90
Maximum Thickness (mm)	11.85
Maximum Mintage	750
Designer	Ing Ing Jong

 

ABOUT THE PERTH MINT

Established on 20 June 1899, two years before Australia’s Federation in 1901, The Perth Mint was the last of three Australian colonial branches of the United Kingdom ‘s Royal Mint (after the now-defunct Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) intended to refine gold from the gold rushes and to mint gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns for the British Empire. Swan Bullion Company is proud to be an authorised distributor for The Perth Mint’s bullion and numismatic products.