2012 Australian Year of the Dragon Gold Coins

2012 Year of the Dragon Gold Coin

The Perth Mint continued the Australian Lunar Series II, with the recent release of the 2012 Year of the Dragon Gold Coins. The offerings have included bullion coins in weights ranging from 1/20 ounce to 10 kilos, as well as proof and colorized collector coins. Overlapping much of the calendar year, people born between January [...]

2012 Australian Gold Kangaroo Coins

2012 Australian Gold Kangaroo

The Perth Mint continued its long running gold bullion series with the release of the 2012 Australian Gold Kangaroo coins on October 4, 2011. These coins are struck in 99.99% purity and are available in a wide range of different bullion weights. The series originally began in 1986 and was known as the Australian Gold [...]

2011 Platypus Dreaming Rectangular Gold Coins

2011 Platypus Dreaming Gold Coin

The 2011 Platypus Dreaming Gold Coins are struck in 99.99% pure gold and feature an unusual rectangular shape. The reverse design of each coin features aboriginal art by Darryl Bellotti, a Western Australian Indigenous artist of both Yamatji and Nyoongar descent. The platypus is depicted, which is regarded as a very special animal in traditional [...]