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30 Years of the Kookaburra

PERTH MINT CONTINUES their celebration of the 30 Anniversary of the Australian Kookaburra with the release on June 2 of a 2-ounce silver proof gilded high relief 2 dollar coin. The high relief with selective gilding is a first for the Perth Mint. They used 24-carat gold on the high-relief Kookaburra of the reverse design created by well-known graphic designer Jennifer McKenna. The reeded edge and outer ring of each

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