Category: Australian Kangaroo Silver Coin

Kangaroo Silver Coin

Mint: The Perth Mint

Country: Australia

Purity: 999.9/1000

Obverse: Profile of Queen Elizabeth II or King Charles III

Reverse: Kangaroo with weight and purity

First introduced in 1993, the Australian Silver Kangaroo features an image of the much-loved Australian marsupial. The coin’s reverse displays a bounding kangaroo surrounded by stylized rays of sunlight as well as the coin’s weight, purity, and year of issue. Until 2014, Silver Kangaroo Coins were struck from 999 pure silver. All coins released 2015 onwards are made from 999.9/1000 pure silver, making them amongst the purest silver bullion coins worldwide. 

Coins released before 2024 feature a portrait of the late Queen Elizabeth II with 2023 editions featuring a special memorial. From 2024 onwards, Silver Kangaroos display an image of King Charles III on the obverse. 

Silver Kangaroo Coins incorporate a unique anti-counterfeit authentication feature with a micro-laser engraved letter ‘A’ visible only under magnification. All coins are backed by the Australian government, providing a guarantee of quality and authenticity. 

Silver Kangaroo unique features: 

• Contains 1 oz of 999.9/1000 pure silver
• Sovereign coin backed by the West Australian government
• Advanced security in the form of a micro-laser engraved letter ‘A’ 
• Multiples of 25 are packaged in acrylic tubes and multiples of 250 come in boxes.