2026 Perth Mint 1 oz Silver Kookaburra (BU)

Perth Mint .9999 Fine Silver | Annual Wildlife Series | Government-Backed Legal Tender

Quick Facts

• Metal Content: 1 troy oz pure silver (.9999 Fine)
• Series: Australian Kookaburra
• Year: 2026
• Mint: The Perth Mint, Australia
• Face Value: $1 AUD (legal tender under the Australian Currency Act 1965)
• Diameter: 40.6 mm
• Grade: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
• Mintage: 500,000
• Packaging: Individual acrylic capsule
• IRA Eligible: Yes (.9999 fineness meets IRS minimum requirements)

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36 Years of Australia's Most Iconic Bird

The Australian Silver Kookaburra has been struck every year since 1990 — one of the longest-running annual silver bullion programs in the world. What sets it apart from most bullion series is simple: the reverse design changes every year without exception, making each annual release a genuinely distinct object rather than a variation on a standing design. For investors, that means a coin with legal tender backing, four-nines purity, and global liquidity. For collectors, it means a series where completing the run is a meaningful endeavor — and where each year adds something new.

The 2026 edition is the 36th release in the series and the second to feature the effigy of King Charles III, marking the ongoing transition in Australian coinage.

Design – Reverse

The 2026 reverse depicts a kookaburra in flight over a river, framed by lush trees and rugged rock formations — a scene that captures the bird in its natural environment along Australia's waterways and bushland. The kookaburra is the largest member of the kingfisher family and one of Australia's most recognizable creatures, known throughout the world for its distinctive laughing call — a sound synonymous with the Australian outback. The design includes the inscription "KOOKABURRA," the Perth Mint "P" mintmark, the 2026 year-date, and the coin's weight and purity. A micro-laser engraved security letter is incorporated into the design, detectable only under magnification, as an anti-counterfeiting measure.

Design – Obverse

The obverse features Dan Thorne's effigy of His Majesty King Charles III alongside the coin's monetary denomination — the standard obverse used across Perth Mint's current bullion coin program.

About the Perth Mint & the Kookaburra Series

Founded in 1899 and owned by the Government of Western Australia, the Perth Mint is one of the world's most respected precious metals producers. The Silver Kookaburra launched in 1990 as a .999 fine silver coin and was upgraded to .9999 purity in 2018, putting it on par with the finest silver bullion programs globally. At a mintage of 500,000 for the 1 oz coin — modest by the standards of major bullion programs like the American Silver Eagle, which regularly sees mintages in the tens of millions — the Kookaburra series maintains a meaningful scarcity that supports collector demand year over year.

Investment & Collector Appeal

The 2026 Silver Kookaburra delivers everything a silver investor needs: a full troy ounce of .9999 fine silver, legal tender status backed by the Australian government, IRA eligibility, and the global recognition of the Perth Mint hallmark. For collectors, the annually changing design means the 2026 coin cannot be replicated in future years — what exists is what exists. Whether you are building a year-run collection, adding sovereign silver to a portfolio, or seeking a coin that holds its own as both a bullion holding and a numismatic piece, the Kookaburra series has delivered for over three decades and the 2026 edition continues that tradition.

Packaging & Delivery

Each coin arrives in an individual acrylic capsule. Multiples of 20 ship in sealed rolls. Summit Metals ships every order discreetly, fully insured, and trackable from our vault to your door.

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