Available in four different sizes, the Perth Mint released today its extremely popular Australian Koala Bullion Silver Coins for 2010. This series of silver coins was first introduced to the world in 2007 and has been gaining an international following ever since.
Struck from 99.9% pure silver, the coins are all considered legal tender under the Australian Currency Act of 1965. Also, the Australian government guarantees the weight and purity of each coin the Perth Mint produces in this line...
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The Perth Mint has released the Sydney 2009 World Masters Games Coin in anticipation of a sporting event that has grown to involve more competitors than the Olympics.
The World Masters Games began in Toronto in 1985. They have occurred on approximately 4 year intervals ever since. The games have been held in Aalborg, Aarhus and Herning, Denmark (1989), Brisbane, Australia (1994), Portland, Oregon, United States (1998), Melbourne, Australia (2002) and Edmonton, Canada (2005).
Almost 25,000 competitors are estimated to have participated in the Melbourne 2002 World Masters Games, which is more than double the number of athletes that were in the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. This huge difference is mainly attributed to...
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Designed by indigenous artist Darryl Bellotti, the 2009 Australian Koala Silver Coin is one of the world’s most popular 99.9% fine bullion silver coins. This is the third year a koala design has been available as part of this very successful series from the Perth Mint of Australia.
The koala, native to Australia, has long been associated with that country. As such, it is the perfect animal to depict on a coin. Artist Darryl Bellotti has taken his experience as a Mint designer and created a coin worthy of the creature. The reverse showcases a young koala sitting on a tree branch, looking towards the viewer. On all but the 1 kilo coin, behind the koala and the branch, a unique shimmer background is used which focuses our attention on the iconic marsupial...
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Australia’s iconic Koala coins are more popular than ever. The Perth Mint of Australia has launched a new coin series of 2008 proof gold Koalas, its first Gilded Koala and their second pure silver Koala. Each bullion coin depicts the "cuddly" koala and her baby sitting on a tree branch.
All coin versions bear the same obverse or heads design with Ian Rank-Broadley’s effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, are Australian legal tender, and include the "P" mint mark, denoting The Perth Mint.
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