The Perth Mint will soon be revealing the 2013 version of the popular Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin to avid coin collectors and silver investors. Beginning Monday, September 3, 2012, the coin will be open to the general public for sale.

The Perth Mint has decided to revise the mintage cap of Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin to one million, following its immense popularity in 2012. For 2012, the mint had expanded the mintage from traditional 300,000 to 500,000, but the coins sold out like hot cakes reaffirming the mint’s decision of doubling the mintage.

As a part of the new release, the Kookaburra coins will be available in one kilo, ten ounce and one-ounce sizes. The coins are minted from 99.9% pure silver, and the government of Australia guarantees their weight and purity.

The coin’s design features two juvenile kookaburras sitting on the branch of a tree surrounded by native flowers. Kookaburras, indigenous to Australia, are recognized by their call, similar to loud human laughter.

The coin’s reverse design includes the Perth Mint’s traditional “P” mintmark, the weight of the coin, and the inscriptions – Australian Kookaburra, 2013 and 999 Silver.

The obverse design of the new Kookaburra coin is distinguished by an Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The inscriptions on the obverse side include Elizabeth II, Australia, and the coin’s legal tender value. These values range from $30 for the kilo coin, $10 for the ten-ounce coin and $1 for the one-ounce coin.

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