The Perth Mint's 125th Anniversary - Australia Quarter Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Coin NEWRELEASES Released in 1997

Released in 1997

set against the coin’s background

Crafted from both a 1oz and 2oz pure silver coin showcasing the iconic kookaburra perched on a tree branch

With its detailed design and vibrant colours

this coin showcases a detailed kookaburra design alongside the distinctive Florin privy mark

The Perth Mint's 125th Anniversary - Australia Quarter Sovereign 2024 Gold Proof Coin NEWRELEASES Released in 1997Australias gold rush of the 1850s unearthed vast quantities of precious metal. To turn this enormous wealth into coinage, The Perth Mint was opened in 1899 as a branch of Britains Royal Mint to make sovereigns from Western Australian gold. The first coin to be struck, which is on permanent display in The Perth Mints gold exhibition, was one of 106 million sovereigns made in the years to 1931. According to tradition, St George was a Greek born Roman