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5 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Koala - Gold Bullion Coin
| Issuer | Perth Mint, Australia |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Value | 5 Dollars |
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| Obverse lettering | · ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA 2012 · 5 DOLLARS IRB |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Australia's gold koala bullion series, launched in 1980, was among the first national programs to issue gold coins in fractional weights as a deliberate strategy to attract smaller investors priced out of full-ounce purchases. The Perth Mint holds a unique administrative position — it operates under Western Australian state legislation rather than federal authority, making it legally distinct from the Royal Australian Mint in Canberra.
The .9999 fineness standard adopted for this series was a direct competitive response to the Canadian Maple Leaf, which had claimed that purity benchmark since 1982 and used it aggressively in marketing to the investment market.