Australian Kookaburra Kilo Silver 2009

The Silver Kookaburra series has increased in popularity with every passing year since 1990. The oldest operating mint, in Australia, the Perth Mint has a passion for the Australian wildlife and it comes through in its coin collections. The kookaburra is native to Australia and is considered a national bird. This bird has many interesting qualities such a being carnivorous, mating for life, harassing eaters at outdoor barbecues, and most importantly, having a call that resembles human cackling. Depending on the type of kookaburra, their laughs can differ like human laughter. Each year, the Perth Mint produces another Kookaburra coin, in a variety of sizes, with a different kookaburra design. In 2009, the Perth Mint only made 74,757 Silver Kookaburra Kilo coins and completely sold out! Keeping this prized beauty in our inventory has stayed a challenge ever since!

Your 2009 Silver Kookaburra is guaranteed to contain .999 pure silver and comes considerately encapsulated in an airtight capsule to ensure proper protection. The Perth Mint is known to mix the best qualities of the proof and brilliant uncirculated finishes to mint a creative and flawless coin. A beautiful kookaburra graces the reverse side of the 2009 Silver Kookaburra coin. The reverse elegantly bears the coin series' title, the date of mintage, and the weight and purity of the coin. The obverse displays a portrait of the Queen that was first designed in 1997. Ian Rank-Broadley, a famous sculptor, designed a sculpture of the Queen that brought to life her aging and maturity. Rather than hiding it, Broadley decided to celebrate the Queen's maturation by highlighting her fine lines and wrinkles. This portrait has been used on every bullion coin minted in the Commonwealth of Nations since 1997. The Silver Kilo Kookaburras are a hidden gem in the coin world and with their competitively low mintages, they are rarely available.