Proof Gold Australian Nugget

Proof gold Australian Nuggets are collector versions of the official gold bullion coins of Australia. Minted at the Perth Mint, the gold content, weight, and purity of each proof gold Australian Nugget is guaranteed by the government of Australia. Proof gold coins are not currently minted in all seven sizes produced for the bullion coins.

Design of the Proof Gold Australian Nugget Coin

The design on the reverse of these gold coins rotates every year. Each year's new design for the proof coin is used for the following year's bullion issue. The chart below lists the design these coins have featured each year since their inception.

1-oz. GOLD AUSTRALIAN NUGGET REVERSE DESIGNS

PROOF
BULLION
DESIGN

2003
--
2 Hopping Kangaroos

2002
2003
Drinking Kangaroos

2001
2002
2 Kangaroos & Australia

2000
2001
Kangaroo – in grass

1999
2000
2 Hopping Kangaroos

1998
1999
Kangaroo – looking sideways

1997
1998
2 Kangaroos

1996
1997
Landing Kangaroo – 10th Anniversary

1995
1996
Kangaroo & Joey

1994
1995
Red Kangaroo - looking

1993
1994
Whiptail Wallaby

1992
1993
Nailtailed Wallaby

1991
1992
Common Wallaroo (2-oz.+ Red Kangaroo)

1990
1991
Grey Kangaroo

1989
1990
Red Kangaroo - jumping

1988
--
Pride of Australia (nugget)

1987
--
Poseidon (nugget)

1986
1987-89
Welcome Stranger (largest gold nugget ever
found)

Proof Gold Australian Nugget Minting Information

Proof Gold Australian Nuggets undergo a specific minting process using special dies. Lustrous coin blanks are fed manually into the presses where they are struck multiple times to ensure detailed coin images, which appear softly frosted and are raised above a mirror-like background. Only inspectors wearing white gloves to protect the coins from the oils emitted from their hands ever touch these coins.

DETAILED COIN INFORMATION
Proof Gold Australian Nugget
Coin
Coin Designer: Ian Rank Broadley \
(obverse), Reverse changes yearly

COIN SIZE
FACE VALUE
PURITY
GROSS WEIGHT
DIAMETER
COIN THICKNESS

1-kg
$3000 (Aus)*
99.9%
1000.100g
74.50mm
13.90mm

10-oz.
$1000 (Aus)*
99.9%
311.067g
59.70mm
7.90mm

2-oz.
$200 (Aus)*
99.9%
62.214g
40.40mm
4.00mm

1-oz.
100 (Aus)*
99.9%
31.035g
32.10mm
2.65mm

1/2-oz.
$50 (Aus)*
99.9%
15.5107g
25.10mm
2.20mm

1/4-oz.
$25 (Aus)*
99.9%
7.7508g
20.10mm
1.80mm

1/10-oz.
$15 (Aus)*
99.9%
3.1103g
16.10mm
1.40mm

1/20-oz.
$5 (Aus)*
99.9%
1.5710g
14.10mm
1.30mm

Dates: 1986-present (1-oz, 1/2-oz., 1/4-oz., 1/10-oz.); 1989-present (1/20-oz.); 1991-97 (2-oz.); 1991-99
(10-oz., 1-kg)

Mint: Perth * In 1991, the
2-oz., 10-oz. and 1-kg nugget had face values of $500,
$2,500 and $10,000 respectively.