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8 Dollars - Elizabeth II 4th Portrait - Kookaburra - Silver Bullion - High Relief
| Issuer | Perth Mint |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Dollar (1966-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | High-relief depiction of a laughing kookaburra (Dacelo novaeguineae) perched upon a weathered tree stump at centre, its plumage rendered in fine detail with the beak raised slightly upward. Eucalyptus branches with elongated leaves extend across the upper and lower field, framing the bird. The legend THE AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA arcs along the upper left periphery, while 5 OZ. 999 SILVER continues along the upper right. The anniversary dates 1990-2015, separated by raised dots, appear along the lower arc, commemorating 25 years of the series. The privy mark P25 is situated to the lower right of the central motif, and a fine beaded border encircles the entire design. |
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The Perth Mint introduced high-relief strikes to its Kookaburra bullion program only selectively, requiring multiple die strikes under increased pressure — a process that slows production considerably and limits viable mintage. The 2015 edition in this format was capped at 1,000 pieces worldwide.
The $8 denomination itself is essentially nominal, assigned to distinguish the high-relief variant from the standard one-kilo $30 issue within Australian legal tender framework.