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 reverse side features a red kangaroo jumping. Unlike the Australian silver koala and silver kookaburra coins, the reverse image does not change every year. The obverse image on the RAM silver coin does change every year. The mintage every year is unlimited, unlike the koala and kookaburra coins which have a maximum mintage of 300,000 and 500,000 respectively. No special editions or privy marks have appeared for the one-ounce bullion coin.
Special editions such as proof, colored, and gilded are also available.
+ Mintage figures Year Mintage 2015 300,000 2016 11,245,615 2017 5,178,016 2018 4,395,517 20195,650,501 202013,169,939202111,735,394
See also Australian Silver Koala Australian Silver Kookaburra Bullion Bullion coin Inflation hedge Silver as an investment
References General 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 1901–2000, 47th Edition, publication date 2019, Krause Publications, 2020 Standard Catalog of World Coins - 2001–Date, 14th Edition, publication date 2019, Krause Publications,
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