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1 Dollar - Charles III 1st Portrait - Australian Koala - Coloured coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2025 |
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| Technique | Coloured, Milled |
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| Reverse description | A naturalistically rendered koala clings to a eucalyptus branch that runs diagonally across the field, facing the viewer in a three-quarter frontal pose with large rounded ears and a prominent dark nose. The design is enhanced with applied colouration depicting the animal's grey-brown fur, warm amber tones on the branch, and vivid green eucalyptus leaves extending to the lower left. The inscription KOALA arcs prominently across the upper field in bold serif lettering. Along the left border, the legend 2025 1oz 9999 SILVER is inscribed in small capitals, the Perth Mint's P mintmark appears at the right field, and the engraver's initials AH are incuse at the lower left. |
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| Reverse lettering | 2025 1 oz 9999 SILVER KOALA P AH |
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Perth Mint's coloured koala dollars have been issued annually since 1990, making this one of the longest-running bullion-adjacent series in Australian coinage. The switch to Charles III's effigy — the first portrait for Australian coinage, sculpted by King's official portrait artist — marks the first substantive obverse change the series has seen since Elizabeth II's fifth portrait replaced her fourth in 2015. Whether future catalogue entries will call this the "1st portrait" or simply "the Charles portrait" depends entirely on how quickly the Royal Mint commissions a second effigy, which historically has taken anywhere from five to fifteen years.