These meticulously rendered gold coins
from the Perth
Mint are always a popular choice in pure .9999
gold bullion products.
Introduced in 1986 as a .9999 fine bullion
coin. Each year the design is changed, since
1989 with various portraits of kangaroos. The
year 2005 Kangaroos that we sell here are in
their original protective round plastic cases,
as issued by the Mint.
Australia's gold Kangaroo Nugget series of
bullion coins was launched in 1987 by Gold Corporation,
which is wholly owned by the government of Western
Australia. From its beginning, this issue of
coins had two unique features: a 'two-tone' frosted
design effect, and individual hard plastic encapsulation
of each coin. For a standard-price bullion coin,
these features were unheard of, and served to
position the Nugget as a product offering a lot
of value for a standard bullion price. At first,
these coins pictured on the reverse side a famous
Australian gold nugget.
Well, maybe pictures of gold nuggets are recognizable
in Australia, like pictures of baseball players
here in America. But to most of us, the gold
Nuggets from 1986-1988 pictured lumps that looked
like meteorites, or maybe just clods of dirt.
Thankfully, in 1989, this design was changed
to feature different Kangaroos, a more world-recognized
symbol of Australia.
Another aspect of the bullion coin market touched
on by Australia was the introduction of 2-, 10-,
and 32.15-ounce (kilogram) bullion gold coins.
These larger sizes have been imported into the
U.S. from time to time since their initial production.
The large sizes are also produced in silver and
platinum versions. The Australia Kangaroos are
meticulously-made, individually packaged 99.99%
pure coins with a lot of 'eye-appeal' for the
bullion buyer. |
