0.5g Gold Mini Kookaburra 35th Anniversary 2025 PP (Mintage 2,500 | Proof)
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Kookaburra 2025, 0.5 g gold
It isn’t laughing, it’s calling.Its image in gold, in proof quality.
0.5 g gold in proof quality, 2025 issue. The image shows the kookaburra on a twig in front of rays, for the 35th anniversary of the series.
Kookaburra 2025, 0.5 g gold, side with the kookaburra, image
0.5 g gold in proof quality, 2025 issue. The image shows the kookaburra on a twig in front of rays, for the 35th anniversary of the series.
The call
In chorus with the family
koo-koo-koo-koo-koo-kaa-kaa-kaa
In German it is also called Lachender Hans, “laughing Hans”. But what sounds like laughter is a territorial call: it warns other birds to stay away, as the Australian Museum writes.
The family often calls in chorus, above all at dawn and dusk. This is how it tells other kookaburras that its territory is occupied.
In the breeding season other kookaburras help out, usually young birds from the previous one to two years. Everyone in the group shares the rearing, and the parents are believed to pair for life.
At around 42 centimetres and 340 grams on average, it is one of the largest kingfishers. It lives almost everywhere in eastern Australia where suitable trees grow.
The perch
It waits quietly on a perch with a good view, then drops straight down.
Under the loupe
The side with the kookaburra carries the weight, fineness and year, together with the mintmark of the Perth Mint.
On the other side: the effigy of King Charles III by Dan Thorne. The design is by Sean Rogers.
KookaburraThe kookaburra
FinenessWeight and fineness
EffigyThe effigy
The image up close
The designs
How the years show it
Since 1990 the silver coin has carried the kookaburra, almost every year with a new design. The first was created by Stuart Devlin, who also designed Australia’s first decimal coins of 1966. Here are the years from our range.
2026In flight over the river
2025On the branch, 35 years
2024In flight, with a snake
2023Two kookaburras on the waratah
2022On the birdbath
2021On a eucalyptus branch
2020At dawn, 30 years
2019On a branch by the water
2018Flying in
2017Two on a wooden fence
2016On a fence post
2015On a tree stump
2014On a branch
2013Two on a branch
2012Among eucalyptus leaves
2009In front of rays
The other years are shown as the 1 ounce silver coin.
On a mirror field
0.5 grams of gold in proof quality, up to 11.6 millimetres in diameter. The Perth Mint calls it the first button-sized coin of the series.
Silver
Gold
Proof
High relief
Gilded
Privy mark
In colour
Gold-plated
Incused
Antiqued
How their sizes compare
Gold, from 0.5 grams up to five ounces
0.5 g11.6 mmDesign 2025
1/10 ounce16.6 mm
1/4 ounce20.6 mm
1 ounceDesign 2025
2 ounces36.6 mmDesign 2024
5 ouncesDesign 2023
Silver, from one ounce up to one kilogram
1 ounce40.9 mm
5 ounces50.9 mm
10 ounces75.9 mm
1 kg100.9 mm
At a glance
- Issuing country
- Australia
- Face value
- 2 AUD
- Metal
- gold
- Weight
- 0.5 g
- Fineness
- 999.9/1000
- Diameter
- up to 11.6 mm
- Year
- 2025
- Effigy
- Charles III
- Mint
- Perth Mint
- Quality
- Proof
- Maximum mintage stated by the issuer
- 2,500 coins
In the evening the family often calls once more in chorus.
Mini Kookaburra 2025 – 0.5 g Fine Gold Marking the 35th Anniversary of the Cult Series
- Minting quality: Superior craftsmanship in Proof quality – the mirrored background and finely matted reliefs create, in international usage, "Proof" quality with impressive depth effect.
- Design: The laughing Kookaburra perches on a branch in front of a radiant sun pattern, flanked by the anniversary lettering "35th Anniversary" – a design that appears exclusively in the 2025 year of issue.
- Material / fineness: Minted from 0.5 g gold with premium fineness of 999.9/1,000, i.e. 99.99% pure fine gold.
- Manufacturer: Produced by the world-renowned The Perth Mint in Australia, identifiable by the "P" mint mark.
- Limitation: Strictly limited worldwide to just 2,500 pieces.
- Presentation: Protected in an acrylic capsule, embedded in a handy coin card – including a certificate of authenticity.
Small in size, weighty in substance: the 0.5 g Mini Kookaburra ranks among the most charming gold coins from Australia. To mark the 35th anniversary of the Australian Kookaburra series, The Perth Mint is issuing, for the first time, a button-sized edition with a diameter of only 11.60 mm – a tiny piece just 1.00 mm thick, yet embodying full-fledged investment gold.
Design & Composition of the Kookaburra Gold Coin
On the obverse, the Kookaburra, known in German as "laughing Hans," sits in profile on a branch. Fine lines and hatching trace the textured plumage, while a radial sun pattern unfolds in the background, lending the strike a dynamic appearance. Surrounding the design are the lettering "KOOKABURRA," the weight, the fineness "9999," the year 2025, and the "P" mint mark of the minting facility. The reverse features the portrait of King Charles III designed by Dan Thorne, along with the face value of 2 Australian dollars – making the coin official legal tender of Australia. The anniversary design was created by Sean Rogers.
Why This Kookaburra Gold Coin Convinces
- Pure fine gold: 99.99% gold – substance whose value tracks the gold price.
- Renowned minting: The Perth Mint ranks among the most traditional mints in the world.
- Tradable at any time: Gold has high liquidity and can be resold worldwide.
- Compact investment gold: ideal for building physical wealth in small steps.
The real reason for buying lies not in the design alone, but in the fine gold it contains. Gold has been regarded as a proven store of value for over 6,000 years and as humanity's oldest currency. As a scarce, globally recognized asset with intrinsic value, it preserves wealth and serves many investors as an inflation hedge against loss of purchasing power. It is no coincidence that the world's central banks hold vast gold reserves.
Physical gold has also proven itself over generations as crisis protection: historically it has never had a value of zero, permanently retains its properties, and protects against political and economic uncertainties. Anyone observing the minimum one-year holding period before selling can generally realize gains tax-free – and investment gold is also exempt from VAT.
Despite the personal anniversary occasion, what you acquire here is not a mere souvenir but recognized investment gold in its purest form. This makes genuine gold a wonderful gift for a special occasion such as a birthday or christening – an asset that endures far beyond the day itself and, over the years, can accumulate into a substantial gold holding. The elaborate execution in Proof quality underscores the first-class craftsmanship from The Perth Mint.
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