2024 Australia Kookaburra 1 oz Silver Coin NGC MS 69

A long running silver series trusted by investors around the globe, the annual Australian Kookaburra includes a popular 1oz coin which in 2024 features a design that will amaze many.

Hungry bird

Famed for its raucous laughing call, the kookaburra is heard across Australia – from the outback to the back yard. And while it may be adept at snatching food from your barbeque or picnic table, the kookaburra enjoys a varied menu in the wild – insects, earthworms, frogs, fish, mice, or even venomous snakes! Grabbing a snake with its large bill, the kookaburra generally bludgeons its prey to death before feeding.

2024 kookaburra design

The coin portrays a beady-eyed kookaburra in flight over a gorge with a snake in its talons. As well as the inscription ‘KOOKABURRA’, the design includes the coin’s weight, purity, 2024 year-date, and a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary.

The coin’s obverse depicts the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the monetary denomination.

Authentication feature

The coin incorporates an authentication feature on the reverse. In the form of a micro-laser engraved letter, it is only detectable under a magnifying glass.

Limited mintage

No more than 500,000 coins will be produced. Production will close at the end of 2024, after which The Perth Mint will announce a sell out of declare its final mintage number.

Presentation

The coin is presented in a protective acrylic capsule.

• 99.99% pure silver
• 2024 kookaburra design
• Special ‘P125’ anniversary mintmark
• Australian legal tender
• Authentication feature