Australian Silver Kangaroo

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This article is about the coin. For the highest award made by Scouts Australia, see Silver Kangaroo Award.

Silver Kangaroo (Australia)
Face Value: $1 AUS
Mass: 1 troy ounce
Composition: 99.99% Ag
Diameter: 40.60mm
Edge: Reeded
Years of Minting: 1993–present
Reverse
Design: Kangaroo
Designer: Horst Hahne
Design Date: 1993
Obverse
Design: Queen Elizabeth II
Designer: Raphael Maklouf
Design Date: 1993

The Australian Silver Kangaroo is a one troy ounce silver bullion coin minted by the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra, Australia. They have legal tender status in Australia and are one of few legal tender bullion silver coins to change their design every year. This and their limited annual mintage may, unlike for many other bullion coins, raise their numismatic value over the value of silver used.

The Silver Kangaroo series was introduced in 1993[1] by the Royal Australian Mint, an agency wholly owned and run by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. Silver Kangaroo coins are usually issued in two forms: a proof coin and a frosted uncirculated coin, although coins with selective gold plating have also been issued from 2003. The purity of the coin was 99.9% until 2014, then it has been increased to 99.99% from 2015.

2017 Reverse $1 SIlver Kangaroo Coin

Mintage Numbers[]

Kangaroo 2016 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2015 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2014 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2013 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2012 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2011 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2010 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2009 — 20,000
Kangaroo 2008 — 6,802
Kangaroo 2007 — 8,598
Kangaroo 2006 — 25,535
Kangaroo 2005 — 26,146
Kangaroo 2004 — 55,057
Kangaroo 2003 — 35,230
Kangaroo 2002 — 32,376
Kangaroo 2001 — 45,562
Kangaroo 2000 — 42,638
Kangaroo 1999 — 49,398
Kangaroo 1998 — 49,398
Kangaroo 1997 — 72,850
Kangaroo 1996 — 49,398
Kangaroo 1995 — 72,850 + Coin Fair — 2,500
Kangaroo 1994 — 44,996 + Coin Fair — 2,500
Kangaroo 1993 — 72,853 + Coin Fair — 5,000[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ '2002 $1 Silver Kangaroo coin' Archived 11 February 2010 at the Wayback Machine, Royal Australian Mint, Media Centre, 22 November 2001. The '2002 $1 Silver Kangaroo' 'is the tenth in the series of Silver Kangaroo $1 coins released since 1993'. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  2. ^ http://www.galeforcesales.com/Silver-Royal-Australian-Mint-Kangaroo-Mintages.php

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