2012 | 1 oz (31.1 gram)173 oz sold (all years combined) |
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The Australian 2012 1oz SILVER KOALA coin is issued by the Perth Mint in Western Australia. This edition has the BERLIN BEAR privy mark included on the reverse design which is the second edition for the Koala series of coins.
These coins were commisioned by a German company who purchased the whole limit run, and are strictly limited to a 50,000 issue limit.
The Australian Silver Koala Coins
About the Perth Mint
The Perth Mint, wholly-owned by the State Government of Western Australia, is the official issuer of the Australian Federal Government's gold and silver bullion coin program. The Mint opened in 1899 in response to the discovery of rich gold deposits in Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie. It was Australia's third branch of Britain's Royal Mint - the others being the Sydney Mint and the Melbourne Mint (both closed).
The Perth Mint remained under Britain's jurisdiction until 1 July 1970, when ownership transferred to the State Government of Western Australia.
In 2003, The Perth Mint officially opened an 8,400 square metre state-of-the-art manufacturing facility next door to its original limestone building. Dominating the Mint's heritage precinct, these two important buildings are powerful symbols of more than 100 years of minting excellence in Western Australia.