Original price was: $90.00.$77.00Current price is: $77.00. USD
| Year of Issue: | 2024 |
| Issuing Country: | Australia |
| Weight: | 1 oz |
| Mintage: | 3,000 |
| Composition: | Silver |
| Purity: | 0.9999 |
| Finish: | BU |
| Special Feature: | Coin Show Special, Panda Privy Mark |
| Diameter: | 40.90 mm |
| Denomination: | $1 AUD |
| Certification: | Mint Certified |
| Packaging: | Capsule in Card w/COA |
BICE Show Special Koala
Struck from 1oz of pure silver, this Australian Koala with Panda privy mark coin celebrates two iconic animals native to Australia and China, and was prepared exclusively for the Beijing International Coin Exposition held from 1-3 November 2024.
The koala is a very special Australian animal. That the koala “holds the affection of Australians more than any other of their wild animals” was suggested in The Wild Animals of Australasia, a 1926 tome that attributed their unrivaled charm to an “innocent, babyish expression and quiet and inoffensive ways”.
The panda, characterized by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders, is a bear species endemic to China. This unique national treasure of China is well-loved worldwide. More than just adorable animals, pandas have played important ambassadorial roles throughout China’s history
The coin portrays an adorable koala climbing a gum tree looking out over its natural habitat. As well as the inscription ‘KOALA’, a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary, the coin’s weight, purity and year-date. The reverse also includes a colored privy of a panda holding on to a bamboo pole.
The coin’s obverse bears the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the monetary denomination.
The coin is presented in an auspiciously colored display card featuring both iconic animals, the panda holding on to the eucalyptus brunch and the koala holding on to the bamboo pole, signifying friendship between the two animals.
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