2014 Australia 1 kilo Silver Kookaburra in a Capsule BU

2014 Australia 1 kilo Silver Kookaburra in a Capsule BU. Children in Australia can be heard singing “Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree,” and investors will also be singing with joy when they pick up this 1 kilo 2014 Silver Kookaburra coin from the Perth Mint.

Though the series is known for depicting the famous Australian bird in a variety of poses, the 2014 design could be taken directly from the nursery rhyme, as it features the laughing bird sitting in the branch of a gum tree on the obverse. The words “AUSTRALIAN KOOKABURRA” are positioned near the top of the rim, and the lower section says “2014 1 KILO 999 SILVER.”

2014 Australia 1 kilo Silver Kookaburra reverse includes the traditional portrait of Queen Elizabeth. The rim says “ELIZABETH II,” “AUSTRALIA” and “30 DOLLARS.”

The song “Kookaburra” was written in 1932 by Marion Sinclair, a music teacher at a girls’ school in Melbourne. She entered the song in a competition by the Girl Guides Association of Victoria, and the proceeds of the rights to the song when toward the purchase of a camp ground. It was first performed at the 1934 annual Jamboree, and the founders of the Girl Guides and Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts, including Lord Baden-Powell, were in attendance. Because of this connection, the “Kookaburra” song is sometimes considered a traditional scouting song.

PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS

Year: 2014

Grade: Brilliant Uncirculated

Grade Service: None

Denomination: $30

Mint Mark: P – Perth

Metal Content: 32.15 troy oz

Purity: .999

Thickness: 14.6 mm

Diameter: 100.60 mm