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Updated on 03/08/2024

1/2 oz Australian Koala  Silver Bullion Coin

2008 - 2015

Australia's renowned Perth Mint produces all of the Silver Koala bullion coins, which are legal tender, indicating the Government of Australia guarantees their precious metal content.

Design of the
1/2 oz Australian Koala
Silver Bullion Coin

Obverse

Queen Elizabeth II's effigy, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, is the focal point of the obverse side.

Inscriptions:

2011 - 2015 Silver Koala
obverse side

• ELIZABETH II
• AUSTRALIA
• 2008 - Year of Issue
  
• 50 CENTS
  
• IRB - initials of designer Ian Rank-Broadley

From 2008 to 2010, the obverse side of the silver koala included the "Year of Issue."

Then, in 2011, the Perth Mint removed the date from the obverse side and began to inscribe the coins' Year of Issue on the reverse side of the silver bullion coin.

The edge, often considered to be the third side of the coin, is reeded.

Reverse

The reverse side of the silver bullion coin receives a new portrait of a Koala in different poses and settings each year.

The 2008 1/2 oz Australian Koala silver bullion coin displays a Koala mother holding onto a eucalyptus tree branch while her baby clings to her back.

Inscriptions:

• 1/2 OZ
• 999 SILVER
• P - mint mark of the Perth Mint
  
• SB  - initials of Shevaun Buschenhofen designer of reverse side
  

1/2 oz. Australian Koala
Silver Bullion Coin Information

Introduction:.........2008

IRA Approved:.......Yes

Coin Grade:...........Uncirculated

Face Value:...........50¢ AUD

Silver Content:......0.50 Troy oz.

Total Weight:........15.59 grams

Purity:..................99.90% / .999

Thickness:............2.300 mm

Diameter:.............36.600 mm

Mint Mark:............Yes ("P" = Perth Mint)

Designer:.............Ian Rank-Broadley (obverse)

Edge:...................Reeded

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1/2 oz. Australian Koala
Silver Bullion Coin
Mintage Figures

Year....Mintage

2008....13,944

2009....15,334

2010....13,315

2011....76,755

2012....118,577

2013....84,184

2014....81,752

2015....97,157

2016....0

2017....0

Currently this coin is no longer in production

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