2018 Australian Koala
Koala is a native animal from Australia which is also
referred to as ‘Koala Bear’ even though it isn’t a bear. The Australian Koala
is a series by The Perth Mint, the
first coin from the series was minted in 2007. The 2018 edition of the Koala is
the first coin which was made out of 999.9 Silver hence the popularity for this
coin has increased ever since. The Australian Koala Silver
coins are very popular worldwide due to the intricate design and limited
mintage of 300,000 coins. The 1 Ounce version of the coin has a face value of
AUD 1.
Reverse
The reverse side of the coin features the Australian
Koala sitting on an Eucalyptus Tree with the gum leaves and two blossoms in the
background. The initials ‘NM’ of the designer Natasha Muhl is embedded on the
leftmost area of the branch. Above the gum leaves to the left is a ‘P’ mark
which denotes The Perth Mint. The
words “Australian Koala” are inscribed on the top of the coin along with the
year of the issue, weight and purity, “2018”, “1 Oz” and “9999 Silver”,
respectively.
Obverse
The obverse side of the Koala features her Majesty
Queen Elizabeth II whose effigy was done by Ian Rank Broadley whose initials
‘IRB’ can be seen below the Queen. A very interesting fact about the coin from
the series is that the Queen’s effigy coincides with the Queen’s age. The top
of the obverse side has the inscription “Elizabeth II” and “Australia” along
with “1 Dollar” at the bottom.
Edges
Perth Mint produces one of the best coins in the world hence every corner of the coins are highly detailed, including the edges, the edges on the Australian Koala are reeded, which means they are not plain silver , they have a texture which gives a great look to the coin.
Overall, it is not hard to tell why The Australian Koala is one of
the best selling coins, Perth Mint has an excellent reputation in minting world
class bullion.
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