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2500 Dollars - Elizabeth II 3rd Portrait - Koala - Platinum
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 1991-1992 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | THE AUSTRALIAN KOALA 10 OZ 9995 PLATINUM JB P 1991 |
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Australia's platinum koala series launched in 1988, positioning the Perth Mint in direct competition with the Canadian Maple Leaf and American Eagle programs that had recently entered the platinum bullion market. The 1 kg denomination at this price point was never a coin for commerce — it was a vault piece from the moment of striking, aimed squarely at institutional investors and high-net-worth collectors diversifying into platinum during the metal's sustained price surge of the late 1980s.
Mintages for the kilogram pieces were kept extremely low, often in the dozens rather than hundreds.