In 2019, the Australian Koala silver bullion series portrays a fresh new
representation of a koala sitting on a tree branch.
No more than 300,000 1oz coins will be issued featuring a shiny design on
a frosted background.
A fully frosted 1 kilo version will also be released with a time limited
production run ending at the end of the year.
This year’s Koala coins include a security feature in the form of a
micro-laser engraved letter within the AUSTRALIAN KOALA inscription.
They are also the first in the Koala series to bear the new Jody Clark
effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse.
The Koala story
The Australian Koala is a popular silver bullion coin series issued
annually by Australia’s specialist precious metals mint, The Perth Mint.
The Koala was introduced in 2007 to provide investors with a companion to
the long-running Kookaburra, Australia’s first silver bullion coin series to
feature annual representations of famous native animals.
Between 2007 and 2017, sales of Australian Koala bullion coins accounted
for more than 15,770,726oz of silver refined by The Perth Mint to a purity of
999 parts per 1,000.
Along with its Kookaburra stablemate, the Koala is now struck from 99.99%
pure silver. Both highly emblematic series are seen as superb examples of
high quality precious metal minting.
Regarded by many investors as an effective store of wealth, Australian
Koala silver bullion coins are also acclaimed for their attractive designs of
one of Australia’s most treasured animals.
Koalas are marsupials, a group of pouched mammals strongly associated with
the Australian bush. Together with kangaroos and wombats, koalas are among
the best known of Australia’s 200-plus species of marsupials.
With an ancestry known to date back 25 million years, koalas eat a highly
specialised diet of leaves from certain Australian eucalypt (gum) trees.
These trees also provide them with a safe haven from ground predators such as
dingos.
Today, koalas face several threats to their survival, particularly the
loss of habitat as a result of land clearance. A significant number of
refuges, zoos and wildlife parks provide sanctuaries for koalas, many of
which offer the chance for close human interaction.
Buy now
2019 Australian Koala silver bullion coins are available from The Perth
Mint’s Bullion Trading Desk in East Perth, via the BullionLine on 1300 201
112 or +61 8 9421 7218, and www.perthmintbullion.com.
Investors can also check availability of these releases with leading
bullion distributors.
