There’s no better time to grab a 2012 1 Oz Proof Silver Kangaroo. Hailing all the way from the Outback, each beautiful coin has been struck in high relief by Perth Mint of Australia, and contains one troy ounce of .9999 fine silver. Each coin arrives in a colorful shipper and plush display case with a numbered certificate of authenticity.

The reverse of each 2012 1 Oz Proof Australian Kangaroo features the great marsupial in profile, standing in front of a water tank and windmill, as designed by Perth Mint artist Wade Robinson. The design is surrounded by the inscriptions AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO and 2012, along with the coin’s weight and purity.

The coin’s obverse features Ian Rank Broadley’s Queen Elizabeth II design in a vivid proof finish, along with the coin’s denomination and the words ELIZABETH II and AUSTRALIA. Both sides of the Australian coin were minted on concave surfaces, which give them a strikingly detailed cameo finish.

The Perth Mint was founded in 1899 after gold was discovered in nearby deposits. The newly-established mint struck gold and silver sovereigns until Great Britain abandoned the gold standard in 1931, but remained under British control until 1970, when it ceded to the State Government of Western Australia. Today, the mint officially issues the Australian Federal Government’s silver and gold bullion coin programs.

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