Birds of Australia 2025 $1 Kookaburra 1oz Silver Proof Coin

A brilliant tribute to an internationally renowned Aussie icon, this official legal tender coin bears a design based on an illustration from The Birds of Australia.

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Birds of Australia 2025 $1 Kookaburra 1oz Silver Proof Coin

A stunning synthesis of 99.9% pure silver and full-colour minting, this impressive legal tender coin forms a memorable tribute to one of Australia’s most iconic birds the beloved Kookaburra!

Found throughout eastern Australia, and famous for its raucous laughing call, the Kookaburra is known as ‘the King of the Bush’. Despite that title, the Kookaburra is happy in a variety of environments from tropical rainforests to arid plains to suburban backyards! Taking its name from the indigenous word ‘guuguubarra’, this distinctive bird has appeared on stamps & coins, in movies, books, television & radio, and as an Australian sporting mascot.

A brilliant tribute to an internationally renowned Aussie icon, this official legal tender coin bears a design based on an illustration from The Birds of Australia. The first comprehensive ornithological survey of Australia, The Birds of Australia was published in seven volumes throughout the 1840s, and was created by ‘the Father of Australian Ornithology’, John Gould. As exclusive as it is eye-catching, the limited edition of this new kookaburra tribute has been set at a surprisingly low 750!

Features:

• A unique tribute to ‘the King of the Bush’, the Kookaburra.
• Struck to immaculate Proof quality from 99.9% pure silver.
• The design is based on an illustration from John Gould’s The Birds of Australia.
• Exclusive! Limited edition restricted to a mere 750 coins!
• Features a special ‘JG’ (John Gould) privymark!
• An official Niue legal tender issue measures 40mm in diameter.
• Presented in a case with a numbered Certificate of Authenticity.

Not a toy, not for children under 14 yrs of age, without adult supervision.

Protect from moisture.