INDEXMelt value
$1,581
32.15 troy oz at $49.18 per oz silver spot
The Australian Kookaburra Silver 1 kg contains 32.15 troy ounces of fine silver. At $49.18 per ounce (spot as of October 31, 2026), its melt value is $1,581.
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Specifications
- Legal tender in
- Australia
- Face value
- 30 Australian dollars
- Fineness
- .9999
- Fine silver content
- 32.15 troy oz
- Coindex id
KOOK-1kg
History
The Perth Mint opened on 20 June 1899 as a branch of Britain's Royal Mint. Western Australia's first Premier, Sir John Forrest, lobbied for it so the colony's gold would no longer be sent to Sydney or Melbourne for processing. Between 1899 and 1931 it struck more than 106 million gold sovereigns.
Ownership passed to the Government of Western Australia on 1 July 1970. Gold Corporation, created by the Gold Corporation Act 1987, took over the Mint's operations to launch Australia's official bullion coin program, beginning with the Australian Nugget gold coin in 1987, which evolved into the Australian Kangaroo series. The Australian Kookaburra silver bullion coin was first issued in 1990.
Further reading
- The Perth Mint: The Perth Mint story and historyperthmint.com
- The Perth Mint: Iconic moments in The Perth Mint's historyperthmint.com
- The Perth Mint: Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin Series 1990-2022 mintagesperthmint.com
Compiled by Coindex from the sources above. It is not a statement by the mint.
Sources: specifications from the Coindex catalog, spot from Coindex's precious-metals feed, and asking prices from r/Pmsforsale and r/CoinSales posts matched to this exact product. Coindex does not sell bullion and is not a dealer.