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2 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1999 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2 DOLLARS IRB |
| Reverse description | Two kookaburras perched on a branch, rendered in fine detail showcasing the distinctive plumage and characteristic posture of the species. The design incorporates the Honour Marks of the first five states featured in the United States Mint's 50 State Quarters® Programme — Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, and Connecticut — positioned within the field. The surrounding legend identifies the subject and specifications, with the mintmark P and collector edition designation P100 also present. The overall composition reflects the hallmark naturalistic style of the Perth Mint's annual Kookaburra bullion series. |
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The Australian Kookaburra series, launched by the Perth Mint in 1990, was designed from the outset as a bullion program with annual design changes — a deliberate strategy to encourage year-on-year collector purchases rather than simple bullion accumulation. The 1999 two-ounce issue sits in an awkward transitional moment: struck in the final year before widespread Y2K anxiety disrupted precious metals markets and briefly spiked silver demand among non-traditional buyers.
Ian Rank-Broadley's fourth portrait of Elizabeth II, introduced across Australian coinage in 1999, makes this among the earliest Kookaburra issues to carry it.