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30 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Australian Kookaburra - Silver Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 1999-2000 |
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| Diameter | 101 mm |
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| Obverse description | The fourth crowned effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, designed by Ian Rank-Broadley, faces right wearing the Girls of Great Britain and Ireland Tiara. The legend encircling the portrait reads ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 30 DOLLARS, with the designer's initials IRB truncated below the neck. The portrait is set within a plain field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The one-kilo Australian Kookaburra series began in 1990, with Perth introducing the large-format silver piece partly to compete with established bullion programs and partly to exploit growing collector demand for oversized coins in the Asian market — particularly Hong Kong and Singapore dealers who were aggressively buying inventory in the mid-1990s. The 1999–2000 issue sits at the transition between two catalogue references, KM#617 and KM#610, reflecting a design change between the two calendar years that the series has always incorporated annually to prevent hoarding and maintain collector interest.
Mintage on one-kilo pieces has historically been capped well below Perth's smaller bullion issues. The face value of thirty dollars bears no relationship to silver spot.