The obverse
Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
The obverse records Australia, the 1991 date and the AUD $5 denomination. Its portrait artist is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The 1991 issue
1991 in the annual Kookaburra sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 2nd coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts kookaburra perched on a branch and looking into a tree hollow. Stuart Devlin is credited with the reverse design.
The issue is listed as sold out. Its original maximum was 300,000, while no final total is published.
- Series position
- Annual issue 2 of 37
- Obverse portrait
- Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
- Mintage record
- Sold out · final total unavailable
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Design story
The 1991 reverse: Kookaburra perched on a branch and looking into a tree hollow
The annual reverse presents kookaburra perched on a branch and looking into a tree hollow. Stuart Devlin is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
Kookaburra perched on a branch and looking into a tree hollow
The reverse depicts kookaburra perched on a branch and looking into a tree hollow.
Full specifications
At a glance
Available dimensions, artists and issue details for this annual coin are listed below.
- Denomination
- AUD $5
- Silver content
- 1 troy ounce
- Fineness
- .999
- Metal
- Silver
- Diameter
- 40.6 mm
- Thickness
- 2.98 mm
- Finish
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
- Authentication
- Not documented in the listed item-level sources
- Legal-tender country
- Australia
- Mint
- The Perth Mint
- Obverse portrait
- Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
- Reverse designer
- Stuart Devlin
Mintage & issue
Final unavailable
Sold outThe official record identifies this issue as sold out but provides no numeric final declared total. The maximum is not presented as the final mintage.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Issue status
- Sold out
- Source date
- 2026-08-12
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Sources
References for this annual coin
The references below cover the coin's specifications, design, mintage and annual context.
This catalog excludes proof, high-relief, gilded, colorized, privy-mark, graded, 2 oz, 10 oz and kilogram products unless they are mentioned only as related variants.
- The Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin Series 1990–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-12
- 1991 Australia 1 oz Silver Kookaburra BUAPMEX · 2026-08-12
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 1991 standard 1 oz BU coin.