Item: 2012 Discover Australia Coin Program - Red Kangaroo 1oz Silver Proof Coin

Issue Mint: The Perth Mint

Legal Tender:  Australian $1

Maximum Mintage: 7,500

Material: 1 Troy oz 99.9% Silver

Condition: Brand New in original issue condition. Accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity, each coin is housed in a presentation case and illustrated shipper.

Issue Price: $107.00

Release Date: 3 February 2012

Theme Background:

 2012 Discover Australia Coin Program

The Perth Mint is proud to announce the highly anticipated 2012 Discover Australia silver proof coin series.
With five new animal designs for 2012 the coins consist of: the Green and Gold Bell Frog, the Red Kangaroo, the Kookaburra, the Goanna and the Whale Shark.

The Red Kangaroo

Which is the largest species of Australia’s best known animal, the kangaroo. Native to Australia, the Red Kangaroo can be found throughout the mainland across scrubland, grassland and desert habitats. They are mostly nocturnal, resting in the shade during the day or slowly grazing on grasses and shrubs. These beautiful creatures possess powerful hind legs for hopping and a pouch to carry their young.

Struck by The Perth Mint from 1 oz of 99.9% pure silver in proof quality, each coin is issued as legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965.
The Perth Mint will release no more than 7,500 of these 1oz silver proof coins.

Design

The coin's reverse depicts a Red Kangaroo in a standing pose, set against a coloured background of the central Australian outback and a windmill. The inscriptions DISCOVER AUSTRALIA and RED KANGAROO, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark and the 2012 year-date are also included in the design.

Each coin's obverse also bears the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the monetary denomination.

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