These 2017 Gold 1 oz $100 Kangaroo Investment Bullion Coins are issued by the Royal Australian Mint.
Features Australia's favourite animal, the kangaroo on the reverse and the late Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The Kangaroo design is the same design used for the pre-decimal penny in Australia from 1937-1964.
This coin has a denomination value of 100 Australian Dollars and contains 1 troy ounce of the precious metal. The coin is part of the Investment Kangaroo Series by the Royal Australian Mint.
The coin originally had an unlimited mintage but only 4000 coins were produced in total!
The coin is an uncirculated commemorative issue and has a fineness of 0.9999 / 24 carat gold.
See our Kangaroo Nugget Collection.
The Royal Australian Mint opened in 1965, and are they mamufacture currency for several countries. They produce over 15 billion coins and create three types of coins.
The Perth mint also have a bullion coin series of Kangaroo coins called the Kangaroo Nugget Series. Until 1990 the coins featured famous gold nuggets on the reverse and were referred to as 'nuggets'. From 1990 onwards the design changed to feature a kangaroo instead. For this reason the coins may be called nuggets, kangaroos or 'roos. No more than 100,000 1/2oz coins, 150,000 1/4oz coins and 200,000 1/10oz coins will be produced.
The obverse features the 4th portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right. Designed by Ian Rank Broadley and depicts her majesrsty wearing the girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara.
Around the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II are flowers and leaves of the Tasmanian Blue Gum.
Also, the coin bears an inscription that reads as:
ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA · 100 DOLLARS ·
The reverse features a kangaroo design that was used on Australian copper pennies.
The bounding kangaroo is surrounded by flowers and leaves of a Tasmanian Blue Gum. The Tasmanian Blue Gum tree is part of the Eucalyptus family and are only found in Southeast Australia. The coin also features a Commonweath star, which is also found on the Australian flag. The Commonwealth star has seven points to represent the seven states and territories of Australia.
Additionally, the legend of the coin reads as:
AUSTRALIA ·2017· 1 OZ .9999 AU ·
Metal | Gold |
Diameter | 32.6 mm |
Weight / Size | 1 Ounce |
Gold Weight Troy Ounces | 1 |
Mintage Figure | 4,000 |
Date | 2017 |
Obverse Designer | Ian Rank-Broadley |
Mint / Brand | Royal Australian Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Bullion coins are provided as is and on occasion may have some minor scratches or edge knocks. These are not regarded as faulty or damaged goods as their precious metal content and value as a bullion coin is not affected. Any coin sold for a value less than a 180% intrinsic is considered a bullion coin.
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All investment products are based on the live precious metal price. Prices will be fixed once the item has been added to the basket and recalculates just before checking out.
If your product is not a graded coin and is considered a bullion item, it should be noted that these are bought and sold on low premiums over their precious metal content and not solely for aesthetic purposes; therefore, some products may have edge knocks and/or marks. These edge knocks and marks do not alter the specifications of the coins.
Please note that all investment products are exempt from the Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013 and therefore customers do not have the right to cancel their order once the order has been accepted. If customers no longer wish to go ahead with their investment purchase, there is an option to sell the products back to Chard (1964) Ltd instead. View our current buy back prices.
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