The Perth Mint of Australia has made available its 2011 series of Koala coins, the gilded Koala and the standard Koala silver coins.
2011 Australian Koala 1 oz Gilded and Silver CoinThe new reverse design for the 2011 Koala coins features an adult and its offspring sitting within a fork of a eucalyptus tree. Inscriptions include AUSTRALIAN KOALA, 2011, 999 SILVER and the size of the coin -- 1 oz, 1/2 oz, 10 oz and 1 Kilo.
Each year the marsupial is presented in a different pose. Some years, as in 2010, only one is featured.
The obverse design, as in all Australian legal tender coinage, has the traditional portrait of Queen Elizabeth II by Rank-Broadley. Inscriptions include ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA and the denomination of 30 DOLLARS, 10 DOLLARS, 1 DOLLAR or 50 CENTS.
The gilded coin comes in only the one ounce size ($1 dollar denominated). As it names implies, it features a 24-karat gilding of the two koalas. This gilding is the only variation from the other silver versions (other than size). They are also limited to a mintage of 10,000 while demand dictates how many of the others are produced until the next year issues are announced. The gilded coins are on their fourth year of release while the other silver coins are on their fifth year.
The 1 oz sizes are available directly from the Perth Mint (http://www.perthmint.com.au/) while others must be obtained from distributors/coin dealers.
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