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1 Dollar - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Silver Kangaroo
| Issuer | Royal Australian Mint |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mint | C Royal Australian Mint, Canberra, Australia (1965-date) |
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Australia's silver bullion kangaroo program launched in 1993 as a direct competitor to the Canadian Maple Leaf and American Eagle, with the Royal Australian Mint deliberately targeting the investor market rather than the collector. The 1996 issue is notable for featuring a different kangaroo design from its predecessor — the program changed its reverse annually through this period, a policy intended to drive collector demand alongside bullion purchases.
KM#297 is the specific 1996 iteration within that rotating design sequence.