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Gold ingot from the Perth Mint. The Perth Mint is Australia's official bullion mint and wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia. [3] Established on 20 June 1899, [4] two years before Australia's Federation in 1901, the Perth Mint was the last of three Australian colonial branches of the United Kingdom's Royal Mint (after the now-defunct Sydney Mint and Melbourne Mint) intended to ...
The Australian Gold Nugget, also sometimes known as the Australian Gold Kangaroo, [1] is a gold bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint.The coins have been minted in denominations of 1 ⁄ 20 oz, 1 ⁄ 10 oz, 1 ⁄ 4 oz, 1 ⁄ 2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 10 oz, and 1 kg of 24 carat gold.
Perth Mint originally intended to expand the 2013 mintage to one million coins, however, they later reduced this number to 500,000 and declared that future years would continue to be limited to this amount. [3] In addition to the annual design change, there is also a design change between the bullion and proof versions of the coin each year.
The Silver Kangaroo is a silver coin originating from Australia and produced at the Perth Mint. This is a bullion coin meant for investment in silver. An Australian silver kangaroo coin, produced at the Royal Australian Mint (RAM), is collected for its numismatic value. The obverse of the coin always depicts Queen Elizabeth II.
The Silver Koala Bear is a silver coin originating from Australia and produced at the Perth Mint. While the obverse of the coin always depicts Queen Elizabeth II of Australia, the reverse side changes every year, always featuring a koala, a marsupial native to Australia. The mint updates the monarch's portrait on obverse of the coin periodically.
The Platinum Koala is an Australian platinum bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint [1] between 1988 and 2008. The Platinum Koala is notionally legal tender, that is a legal means of payment (in Australia). [2] On 18 June 1987, the Australian Government approved the minting of platinum and silver coins.
Texas Precious Metals, based in Shiner, Texas, is one of the largest precious metals dealers in the United States. [3] [4] The company reported annual revenues of $180.1 million in 2013 [1] and $153.2 million in 2014. [2]
The Dragon Rectangular Coin is a bullion coin produced by the Perth Mint since 2018. [1] [2] Resembling a cross between conventional gold and silver coins and gold and silver bars, the silver coin has a face value of one Australian dollar, while the gold version has a face value of one hundred Australian dollars. [3]