2022 Australian Kookaburra 1/10oz .9995 Platinum Bullion Coin
A common guest of residential Australian gardens, the kookaburra is the largest member of the kingfisher species. The 2021 Australian Kookaburra 1/10oz Platinum Bullion Coin is the second release of its kind from The Perth Mint.
Struck from 99.95% pure platinum, the coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.
No more than 15,000 Australian Kookaburra 2022 1/10oz Platinum Bullion Coins will be released.
DESIGN
The coin’s reverse portrays a kookaburra perched on an ornamental bird bath among Agapanthus, flowering plants regularly seen in Australian gardens. Also included in the design is the inscription ‘KOOKABURRA’, The Perth Mint’s traditional ‘P’ mintmark, the 2022 year-date and the weight and purity.
The obverse of each coin bears the Jody Clark effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.
PRESENTATION
Each bullion coin is presented in a protective acrylic capsule.
Technical Specifications
| Platinum Content | (Troy oz) | 0.100 |
| Fineness | (% purity) | 99.95 |
| Minimum Gross Weight | (g) | 3.112 |
| Monetary Denomination | (AUD) | 15.00 |
| Maximum Diameter | (mm) | 16.60 |
| Maximum Thickness | (mm) | 1.20 |
| Designer | Aleysha Howarth |
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. We carry a large selection of both bullion and numismatic coins from The Perth Mint. View our entire range of The Perth Mint products.
