Kookaburra Collection
The Complete Guide to the Kookaburra
2022 · SILVER KOOKABURRA · PERTH MINT
The Silver Kookaburra is a silver bullion coin originating from Australia, and produced at the Perth Mint starting in 1990. The coins were .999 fine silver until the 2018 edition, which increased in purity to .9999 silver.
The reverse changes every year, always featuring a kookaburra, a bird native to Australia. Due to the yearly design change and limited production of the one-ounce coins, they have higher collectible value than some other bullion coins.
There are a large 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
Each coin contains one troy ounce of 999.9 fine silver – diameter 40.00mm to 40.6mm
Face value of the coin in 1990 & 1991 was $5 and from 1992 till Present lowered to $1
1990
300,000 Mintage
1991
300,000 Mintage
1992
219,694 Mintage
1993
190,581 Mintage
1994
174,561 Mintage
1995
154,274 Mintage
1996
170,105 Mintage
1997
159,497 Mintage
1998
103,119 Mintage
1999
109,364 Mintage
2000
104,169 Mintage
2001
169,265 Mintage
2002
91,604 Mintage
2003
109,439 Mintage
2004
84,455 Mintage
2005
95,145 Mintage
2006
87,044 Mintage
2007
213,436 Mintage
2007
Gilded Edition
4,751 Mintage
2008
300,000 Mintage
2009
300,000 Mintage
2010
300,000 Mintage
2011
500,000 Mintage
2012
500,000 Mintage
2013
500,000 Mintage
2014
500,000 Mintage
2015
500,000 Mintage
2016
500,000 Mintage
2017
406,265 Mintage
2018
243,740 Mintage
2019
219,660 Mintage
2020
375,914 Mintage
2021
266,676 Mintage
2022
500,000 Limit
2023
500,000 Limit
2024
500,000 Limit
2025
500,000 Limit
2026
500,000 Limit
Obverse I
1990 – 1998
Obverse II
1999 – 2018
Obverse III
2019 – 2023
2020
Obverse
Obverse IV
2024 >
1oz Privy, Proof & Special Releases
1996 Foundation Stone Centenary – A presentation edition, each coin carried a serial number and the date 23-9-96 on it’s edge.
1997 Utrecht Privy – Although this privy is listed on many coin sites, it has been confirmed by Perth Mint that this coin was never produced.
2009 P20 Mint Mark – To mark the 20th anniversary of the introduction of the silver Kookaburra in 1990, this set comprised the 20 Kookaburra designs issued from 1990 to 2009. Each coin featured the design for the particular year and is dated 2009 and a special celebratory ‘P20’ mintmark. (Images are not shown below)
1992
American Eagle Privy
750 Mintage
1993
Sydney Opera House Privy
13,000 Limit
1993
Eagle Privy
500 Mintage
1994
Commonwealth Games Privy
15,000 Mintage
1995
Panda
Gilded Privy
10,000 Mintage
1996
Beijing Money Fair Panda
Gilded Privy
15,000 Mintage
1996
Swan River Privy
(Tricentennial)
5,000 Mintage
1996
Baslerstab Privy
(Switzerland)
2,500 Mintage
1996
Goya’s La Maja desnuda
Gilded Privy
2,500 Mintage
1996
Foundation Stone Centenery
1,500 Limit
1997
Dragon
Gilded Privy
20,000 Mintage
1997
Phoenix
Gilded Privy
20,000 Mintage
1997
Beijing Coin Show Panda
Gilded Privy
15,000 Mintage
1997
Zurich Coat of Arms Privy
(Switzerland)
2,500 Mintage
1997
Japanese Yen
Gilded Privy
2,500 Mintage
1997
Gaudi Cathedral
Gilded Privy
2,500 Limit
1997
Thomas Eddison
Gilded Privy
2,500 Limit
1997
Oldsmobile Privy
2,500 Limit
1999
Perth Mint Centenary
Gilded Privy
5,000 Limit
1999
1919 Square Penny Privy
4,000 Limit
1999
Tempo Koban Kin
Gilded Privy
2,500 Limit
2001
Santa Claus
Coloured Privy
1,000 Limit
2001
Federation Centenary
Gilded Privy
9,000 Mintage
2002
American Flag Privy
18,500 Limit
2010
Shanghai Expo
10,481 Mintage
2010
Shanghai Expo Map
10,286 Mintage
2011
Discover Australia
(1 oz Silver Proof)
3,296 Mintage
2012
Discover Australia
(1 oz Silver Proof)
5,898 Mintage
2013
Discover Australia
(1oz Silver Proof)
2,423 Mintage
2012
Beijing Expo (Outback)
(1oz Silver Proof)
5,000 Limit
2014
ANDA
(1oz Silver Proof)
2,000 Limit
2015
World Money Fair
(1oz Silver Proof)
2,500 Limit
2016
World Money Fair
2,000 Limit
2017
Shark Privy
31,482 Mintage
2017
World Money Fair
2,000 Limit
2017
Beijing Coin Expo
Panda Privy
8,000 Mintage
2018
Panda Privy
8,000 Mintage
2018
World Money Fair
1,500 Limit
2019
Panda Privy
8,000 Mintage
2019
World Money Fair
1,500 Limit
2019
Square Penny Privy
2,000 Mintage
2020
World Money Fair
1,500 Limit
2020
Waratah Privy
2,000 Limit
2020
Common Heath Privy
2,000 Limit
2020
Perth Money Expo
Kangaroo Paw Privy
2,000 Limit
2020
Brisbane Cooktown Orchid Privy
2,000 Limit
2021
World Money Fair
1,500 Limit
2022
Sydney Money Expo
Platypus Privy
2,000 Limit
2022
Brisbane Money Expo
Koala Privy
2,000 Limit
2022
Melbourne Coin Show
Leadbeater Possum Privy
2,000 Limit
2022
Perth Money Expo
Numbat Privy
2,000 Limit
2022
World Money Fair
1,500 Limit
2023
World Money Fair
2,000 Limit
2023
Brisbane Money Expo
Brolga Privy
2,000 Limit
2023
Melbourne Money Expo
Honeyeater Privy
2,000 Limit
2023
Sydney Money Expo
Kookaburra Privy
2,000 Limit
2024
World Money Fair
Ampelmann Privy
2,500 Limit
2025
World Money Fair
RED Amplemann Privy
2,500 Limit
2026
World Money Fair
Double Ampelman Pviry
3,000 Limit
1996 – 1998 European Countries Privy Mark Collection
A 15 coin series featuring the countries in the European Union, with each coin bearing a unique privy mark. 1 troy ounce, 40.6mm diameter.
1996
Brandenburg Gate
(Germany)
5,000 Mintage
1996
Eiffel Tower
(France)
5,000 Mintage
1996
Tower Bridge
(Great Britain)
5,000 Mintage
1996
Colossus of Rhodes
(Greece)
5,000 Mintage
1996
Atomium
(Belgium)
5,000 Mintage
1997
Elk
(Finland)
5,000 Mintage
1997
Monument of the Discoveries
(Portugal)
5,000 Mintage
1997
Colosseum
(Italy)
5,000 Mintage
1997
Windmill
(Netherlands)
5,000 Mintage
1997
Little Mermaid
(Denmark)
5,000 Mintage
1998
Harp
(Ireland)
5,000 Mintage
1998
Schuman Building
(Luxembourg)
5,000 Mintage
1998
Alhambra
(Spain)
5,000 Mintage
1998
St. Stephen’s
(Austria)
5,000 Mintage
1998
Delaware Ship
(Sweden)
5,000 Mintage
1999-2000 Themes / Landmarks
Across 1999 and 2000, the Perth Mint struck a series of 10 silver 1oz kookaburra coins to celebrate a series of uniquely Australian themes and landmarks. Each of the silver Kookaburra coins had a silver overlay privy mark and included Perth, Sydney, Adelaide, Gold Coast, MacDonnell Ranges (1999) & Kalgoorlie, Australia 2000, Uluru, Great Barrier Reef & Monkey Mia (2000).
1999
Perth
1,500 Mintage
1999
Sydney
1,500 Mintage
1999
Adelaide
1,500 Mintage
1999
Gold Coast
1,500 Mintage
1999
MacDonnell Ranges
1,500 Mintage
2000
Kalgoorlie
1,500 Mintage
2000
Australia 2000
1,500 Mintage
2000
Uluru
1,500 Mintage
2000
Great Barrier Reef
1,500 Mintage
2000
Monkey Mia
1,500 Mintage
1999 European Currencies
The European Currency Privy Mark Series is a collection of eleven, 1oz Kookaburra silver coins. Each coin features a special overlapping privy mark of the obverse and reverse of one of the eleven currencies of the countries participating in Europe’s Economic and Monetary Untion (EMU), which began on 1 January, 1999.
1999
1 Deutsche Mark
(Germany)
5,000 Mintage
1999
20 Schilling
(Austria)
5,000 Mintage
1999
50 Francs
(Luxembourg)
5,000 Mintage
1999
1 Gulder
(Netherlands)
5,000 Mintage
1999
50 Francs
(Belgium)
5,000 Mintage
1999
1 Markka
(Finland)
5,000 Mintage
1999
5 Francs
(France)
5,000 Mintage
1999
1,000 Lire
(Italy)
5,000 Mintage
1999
100 Pesetas
(Spain)
5,000 Mintage
1999
50 Escudos
(Portugal)
5,000 Mintage
1999
1 Punt
(Ireland)
5,000 Mintage
1999 – 2001 U.S State Quarters
A Kookaburra series, celebrating U.S State Quarters, each with a unique privy depicting the reverse of each quarter used in that state.
Honor Mark Edition – Issued in a carded format (with accompanying US state quarter included), a maximum of 10,000 sets were available.
Bullion – Issued in bullion format, with a mint limit of 75,000 per coin.
2002 – Although Krause lists 5 coins minted in this series dated 2002 (Tennessee, Ohio, Louisiana, Indiana, Mississippi), this is incorrect. It has been confirmed by Perth Mint that the series was cut short and 2001 was the final issue of this series.
1999
Georgia
75,000 Limit
1999
Connecticut
75,000
1999
Delaware
75,000 Limit
1999
Pennsylvania
75,000 Limit
1999
New Jersey
75,000 Limit
2000
Massachusetts
75,000 Limit
2000
Maryland
75,000 Limit
2000
South Carolina
75,000 Limit
2000
New Hampshire
75,000 Limit
2000
Virginia
75,000 Limit
2001
New York
75,000 Limit
2001
North Carolina
75,000 Limit
2001
Rhode Island
75,000 Limit
2001
Kentucky
75,000 Limit
2001
Vermont
75,000 Mintage
2000 Millennium Calendar
The Millennium Calendar Privy Mark series is a set of twelve 2000-dated Australian Kookaburra silver coins, each with a different privy mark featuring Roman elements identified with each of the twelve calendar months.
2000
January
5,000 Limit
2000
February
5,000 Limit
2000
March
5,000 Limit
2000
April
5,000 Limit
2000
May
5,000 Limit
2000
June
5,000 Limit
2000
July
5,000 Limit
2000
August
5,000 Limit
2000
September
5,000 Limit
2000
October
5,000 Limit
2000
November
5,000 Limit
2000
December
5,000 Limit
2005 Zodiac Signs
This 12 coin set contains 2005 dated 1oz silver Kookaburra coins, with the reverse design on each coin incorporating a privy mark representing one of 12 zodiac signs.
2005
Aries
5,000 Limit
2005
Taurus
5,000 Limit
2005
Gemini
5,000 Limit
2005
Cancer
5,000 Limit
2005
Leo
5,000 Limit
2005
Virgo
5,000 Limit
2005
Libra
5,000 Limit
2005
Scorpio
5,000 Limit
2005
Sagittarius
5,000 Limit
2005
Capricorn
5,000 Limit
2005
Aquarius
5,000 Limit
2005
Pisces
5,000 Limit
2012 – Date Lunar Collection
The Lunar collection was produced as an exclusive program for a US based client of Perth Mint. Starting in 2012 and originally planned as a 12 coin set, the program was dis-continued after the initial 8 releases, with the 2019 Pig being the final release. The Perth Mint have confirmed that no further coins in this collection will be produced.
The reverse design on each coin incorporates a privy mark representing one of 12 zodiac signs.
2012
Lunar Dragon
64,989 Mintage
2013
Lunar Snake
50,000 Mintage
2014
Lunar Horse
50,000 Mintage
2015
Lunar Goat
50,000 Mintage
2016
Lunar Monkey
50,000 Mintage
2017
Lunar Rooster
50,000 Mintage
2018
Lunar Dog
50,000 Mintage
2019
Lunar Pig
50,000 Mintage
2012 – Fabulous 15 (F15)
The International Commemorative Coin Program known as Fabulous 15 consists of a collection of silver coins and aims to promote the culture of each participant country. This series gathers the most important countries with a long-lasting numismatic tradition such as Spain, Canada, Mexico, Austria, the United Kingdom, France, China, and South Africa.
The Kookaburra F15 series started in 2013 and an F15 edition has been available every year since.
2013
F15 Privy
7,600 Mintage
2014
F15 Privy
7,000 Mintage
2015
F15 Privy
7,350 Mintage
2016
F15 Privy
5,252 Mintage
2017
F15 Privy
5,362 Mintage
2018
F15 Privy
4,805 Mintage
2019
F15 Privy
5,155 Mintage
2020
F15 Privy
Mintage TBC
2021
F15 Privy
Mintage TBC
2022
F15 Privy
Mintage TBC
Investor Range
Since 1992, the Kookaburra has been available in a variety of weights, including 2oz, 5oz, 10oz and 1Kg. Full mintage details can be found here.
The 1kg designs are shown below.
1992
Mintage 88,909
1993
Mintage 88,909
1994
Mintage 88,909
1995
Mintage 88,909
1996
Mintage 88,909
1997
Mintage 88,909
1998
Mintage 88,909
1999
Mintage 88,909
2000
Mintage 88,909
2001
Mintage 88,909
2002
Mintage 88,909
2003
Mintage 88,909
2004
Mintage 88,909
2005
Mintage 88,909
2006
Mintage 88,909
2007
Mintage 88,909
2008
Mintage 88,909
2009
Mintage 88,909
2010
Mintage 88,909
2011
Mintage 88,909
2012
Mintage 88,909
2013
Mintage 88,909
2014
Mintage 88,909
2015
Mintage 88,909
2016
Mintage 88,909
2017
Mintage 88,909
2018
Mintage 88,909
2019
Mintage 88,909
2020
Mintage 88,909
2021
Mintage 88,909
2022
Mintage 88,909
2023
Mintage 88,909
2024
Mintage 88,909
2025
Mintage 88,909
2026
Mintage 88,909