The Royal Australian Mint debuts its own Koala bullion coins for 2024, and there’s a high-relief proof in tow

By |2023-12-08T00:50:05+00:00December 7th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Gold, Nature, Australia, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

The Royal Australian Mint debuts its own Koala bullion coins for 2024, and there's a high-relief proof in tow One of their core bullion ranges, the Koala has been a staple of the Perth Mint since 2007, but it now seems its Antipodean rival, the Royal Australian Mint, has a series all of their own. [...]

Australia’s Most Dangerous: Tiger Snake bullion coins (2024 Royal Australian Mint)

By |2023-11-07T14:00:59+00:00November 7th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion, Gold, Nature, Australia, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

It's a snake. It lives in Australia. Those two facts should give you pause for thought, as it's highly likely a nip from it will have you meeting your maker. That is indeed the case, and the Tiger Snake (the name is a clue!), sports a venom consisting of, not just neurotoxins, but also coagulants, haemolysins, [...]

The Perth Mints anticipated Lunar Series III bullion coin series returns with the most popular entry of them all – the dragon

By |2023-11-06T01:25:20+00:00November 6th, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Coloured, Lunar Calendar, Gold, Australia, Platinum, Silver, Perth Mint|

The Perth Mints anticipated Lunar Series III bullion coin series returns with the most popular entry of them all - the dragon Back with a fifth release on their third journey through the twelve animals in the lunar calendar, the Perth Mint has today launched the much anticipated 2024 Dragon coin in their Lunar Series [...]

Chinese Myths & legends silver bullion coins (2023 Perth Mint)

By |2023-09-05T19:22:54+01:00September 5th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion, Australia, Gold, Silver, Perth Mint|

Also getting a full reformatting was another Perth Mint, Chinese-themed bullion profile - Chinese Myths & Legends. This is similar in theme to the rectangular range we just looked at, but with a greater selection of subjects, not just the typical dragon, especially in solo form.The 2023 coin is called Dragon & Koi, and as you can tell [...]

Australian Dragon rectangular gold and silver bullion coins (2023 Perth Mint)

By |2023-09-04T13:38:00+01:00September 4th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Culture, Bullion, Gold, Australia, Silver, Perth Mint|

Continuing our updating of various profiles and guides from the start on Friday, the first today is Rectangular Dragons from the Perth Mint. 2023 sees the sixth annual issue of these one-ounce gold or silver bullion coins, and designer, Wade Robinson, has done a sterling job with it. To be honest, all six of them, especially the [...]

The Royal Australian Mint commemorates fifty years of the Sydney Opera House with new bullion coins

By |2023-08-07T21:30:24+01:00August 7th, 2023|Categories: Architecture, Bullion, Gold, Australia, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

The Royal Australian Mint commemorates fifty years of the Sydney Opera House with new bullion coins The Sydney Opera House, an architectural icon nestled along Australia's stunning harbour, stands as a masterpiece of modern design and artistic expression. Conceived by Danish architect Jørn Utzon, its sail-like shells symbolize harmony between innovation and nature. Since its completion [...]

The Perth Mint releases a stunning Asian-iinspired Koi fish silver coin crushing the scales at two kilograms

By |2023-08-01T23:54:20+01:00August 1st, 2023|Categories: Culture, Australia, Nature, Silver, Perth Mint|

The Perth Mint releases a stunning Asian-iinspired Koi fish silver coin crushing the scales at two kilograms An extremely rare format for the modern collectible coin market, two kilos is quite a beast compared to the usual 1–2 ounces, that make up the vast bulk of the market today. However, the Perth Mint likes to dabble, [...]

The Royal Australian Mint expands its bullion offerings with a selection of nature-themed designs in gold and silver

By |2023-07-03T14:56:38+01:00July 3rd, 2023|Categories: Bullion, Gold, Nature, Australia, Silver, Royal Australian Mint|

The Royal Australian Mint expands its bullion offerings with a selection of nature-themed designs in gold and silver One of the most underrated bullion coin producers around has released a new tranche of coins in their numerous series, culminating today with the fifth in their Dolphins range. The Royal Australian Mint has increased its investment coin [...]

Australian Emu coloured silver coin (2023 Perth Mint)

By |2023-06-13T20:09:22+01:00June 13th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Coloured, Nature, Australia, Silver, Perth Mint|

We've just had a Quicklook at the Australian Emu bullion coins, but alongside it was a coloured coin for the collector. This is presented boxed, with a Certificate of Authenticity, and sporting a mintage cap of just 2,500 units. If you've seen the 2023 bullion variant, the first thing that strikes you about the coloured version is a completely [...]

Australian Emu silver and gold bullion coins (2023 Perth Mint)

By |2023-06-13T18:29:06+01:00June 13th, 2023|Categories: Quicklooks, Bullion, Gold, Nature, Australia, Silver, Perth Mint|

Another perennial favourite of the bullion calendar, the Perth Mint's 'Australian Emu', is back with a sixth annual release in both one-ounce 0.9999 silver, and one-ounce 0.9999 gold. Launched in 2018, it was exclusively distributed by European dealer, Metal Market EU, something that remains the case to this day. Like many limited mintage series around today, especially from [...]

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