Koala
The Complete Guide to the Australian Koala
The Silver Koala Bear is a silver coin originating from Australia and produced at the Perth Mint. While the obverse of the coin always depicted Queen Elizabeth II (up until 2023), 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. For example, Queen Elizabeth II has six portraits made in the course of her reign. However, only the fourth and sixth portraits were used on silver koalas.
The coins are minted yearly in up to five different sizes, 1kg, 10oz, 1oz, 1/2oz, 1/10oz.
There are a number of privy and special edition coins, most of which are show below. If the list is incomplete, please do contact me and I will update accordingly - contactbritanniauk@gmail.com
1oz Silver Bullion
The coins were .999 fine silver until the 2018 edition, which increased in purity to .9999 silver. Perth Mint originally had no caps on the amount of one-ounce coins produced, but since 2018, it has been capped to 300,000 - diameter 40.6mm
1oz Privy & Special Release
Several Privy and Special Editions have been released over the years, with the first being a 2012 F12 Privy. Due to their limited mintage, the Privy edition's tend to command more of a premium and are more difficult to source.
