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25 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Koala - Platinum
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1995-1996 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 25 DOLLARS RDM |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Australia's platinum koala series launched in 1987, making Perth one of the earliest government mints to issue a bullion platinum coin for international investment markets. The program competed directly with the Canadian Maple Leaf and American Eagle platinum programs, and the fractional denominations — including this quarter-ounce piece — were specifically sized to attract buyers priced out of the one-ounce format. The koala design changes annually, a deliberate policy to encourage year-by-year collecting rather than simple bullion accumulation.
The .9995 fineness fractionally exceeds the .9990 purity of several competing issues — a marketing distinction Perth has maintained across the series.