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