2012 - AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK COLOURED SILVER COIN COLLECTION

DESCRIPTION

The kangaroo, koala and kookaburra are the most iconic of Australia’s fauna.  For the first time, all three designs are being offered in a prestigious and highly collectable three-coin presentation.

The kangaroo represents Australia all around the world.  This magnificent creature is designed to hop great distances required for survival in the outback, where water and vegetation can sometimes be scarce.  The kangaroo also comes with a ready-made pouch so that it can carry and nurture its young while on the move.

Like the kangaroo, the koala symbolises all things Australian.  Often thought to be a member of the bear family, the koala is really a marsupial, with a pouch for its young.  In the outback, this wonderful creature has adapted to the country’s extreme conditions by spending its life in trees and feeding on eucalypt leaves.  It’s a little known fact that the koala’s fingerprints are remarkably similar to those of human beings.

The Australian kookaburra is world-renowned for its laughing call, which can be heard usually at sunrise and sunset.  The eerie laughing has found its way into popular culture, which makes this bird even more unique.  Related to the kingfisher family, the extraordinary kookaburra is actually a carnivore and extremely territorial.  The sound of kookaburras singing in a dawn chorus, in the Australian outback, is a truly incredible experience.  

ITEM SPECIFACTIONS 

Mintage: 5,000
Composition: 99.9% pure silver
Weight: 15.591 g
Diameter: 36.6 mm
Face Value: 50 cents (AUD)
Designer: Wade Robinson

NOTE: THE OUTER SLEEVE HAS SOME NATURAL WEAR AND TEAR