Kookaburra portrays impression
First issued by The Perth Mint in 1990, the Australian Kookaburra portrays a new impression of the famous bush bird each year. With its unmistakable laughing call, the kookaburra is synonymous with Australia, from the outback to the back yard.
This coin’s reverse depicts a kookaburra perched on a corrugated iron rooftop with stylised rays of the rising sun in the background. The noticeably raised motifs appear on a highly-polished concave surface. As well as the bird, the coin rim and its serrated edge are decorated in 24-carat gold making this spectacular release a first-of-a-kind for The Perth Mint.
The coin’s reverse also includes the inscription Australian Kookaburra 30th anniversary, The Perth Mint’s ‘P’ mintmark, and the coin’s weight and purity. The coin has a special obverse featuring a representation of Stuart Devlin’s design for the original 1990 issue.
His much-loved artistry, which portrays a kookaburra sitting on a tree branch amid gum leaves, appears below a miniature version of Jody Clark’s effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Included on the obverse are the year-dates 1990 and 2020, and the coin’s monetary denomination.
Presentation Packaging and Numbered Certificate of the coin is housed in a classic display case with a clear lid. Packaged with a special 30th anniversary illustrated shipper, the coin is accompanied by a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.
Collectors of our spectacular Australian Swan series will be delighted at this month’s return of these highly sought-after coins, which in 2020 capture another remarkable impression of the bird’s grace and beauty. High relief gold and silver versions of the Australian Koala are also set to delight collectors worldwide with their superbly detailed impressions of the nation’s most delightful marsupial.
