2012 Kookaburra 1oz Silver Proof Coin

This 1oz pure silver proof coin from Perth Mint.

Five newly released 2012 Discover Australia Silver Proof Coins are enabling enthusiasts a chance to discover the amazing scenery found within Australia as well as the animals that inhabit it. The Perth Mint coins depict a different creature of the country placed amidst a colored background of the distinctive regions they inhabit. The Kookaburra Silver Proof Coin finds the bird perched on a tree branch. Behind it is a colored depiction of the surrounding area of the Murray River at sunrise. Kookaburra is native to Australia but is well-known to many around the world for its distinctive call which is likened to human laughter.