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1988 Gold 1 oz Welcome Stranger Kangaroo Nugget $100 Perth Mint Bullion Coin
This is the 1988 One Ounce Gold Nugget as issued by Australia's Perth Mint.
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This is the 1988 One Ounce Gold Nugget as issued by Australia's Perth Mint.
This is an example of the early Perth Mint bullion nugget coins, which featured a famous gold nuggets on their reverse designs. This coin celebrates the Welcome Stranger nugget; the largest nugget of gold ever found.
The coin is struck in 9999 (24 carat) fineness and contains one troy ounce of gold. It has a face value of $100 AUD.
This coin was the penultimate coin in the series with the Welcome Stranger reverse used and only had a mintage of 128,461.
Welcome Stranger Nugget
The Welcome Stranger gold nugget weighed 3,123 troy ounces and was discovered in a small town in Victoria, Australia back in 1869. It measured approximately 24" by 12". It is the largest gold nugget to have been disovered.
Nuggets or Kangaroos?
The kangaroo coins originally featured famous gold nuggets (As seen with this coin!) on their reverse designs. In 1989, 2 designs were released; one featuring a nugget, the other showing a kangaroo. The Perth Mint decided to stick with the kangaroo designs, and so from 1989 onwards, the coins no longer feature gold nuggets. For this reason the coins are often referred to as 'kangaroos', 'roos' or 'nuggets'.
Obverse
The third portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II was designed by Raphael David Maklouf and is featured on this obverse.The coin bears an inscription that reads as:
ELIZABETH II · AUSTRALIA · 100 DOLLARS
Reverse
Designed by Dr Stuart Devlin, the reverse features the famous 'Welcome Stranger' nugget in the centre of the design.
The text reads:
THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET 1 OZ. 9999 GOLD 1988
Key Information
| Intrinsic Value | £2,334.00 |
| Product ID | 3180 |
| Stock Status | Out of Stock |
Product Spec
| Metal | Gold |
| Weight/Size | 1 Ounce |
| Gold Weight Troy Ounces | 1.0000 |
| Fineness/Carat | 0.9999 / 24 |
| Date | 1988 |
| Obverse Designer | Raphael Maklouf |
| Reverse Designer | Dr Stuart Devlin |
| Mint/Brand | Perth Mint |
| Country | Australia |
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