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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Australian Kookaburra
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A highly detailed rendering of a kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) perched upright on a wooden fence post, its head turned slightly to face left with beak open in characteristic pose. To the right of the bird, a circular Luxembourg privy mark depicts the Grand Ducal Palace of Luxembourg with the inscription 'LUXEMBOURG' above. The surrounding legend reads 'THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA' at the top and '1 OZ 999 SILVER' at the right, with the date '1998' appearing in the lower field. A beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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The Kookaburra bullion series launched in 1990 with a deliberate design policy that distinguished it commercially from competitors like the Maple Leaf and Britannia: the reverse image changes every year, making date-matched sets a natural collector target. The 1998 issue was struck during a period when Perth was aggressively expanding its bullion program, and annual mintage caps kept pressure on secondary market premiums.
KM#317.2 denotes the Ian Rank-Broadley obverse introduced that year across Australian coinage — the third and most scrutinized portrait transition in the series.