1993 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz Bullion Coin

The 1993 issue

1993 in the annual Kookaburra sequence

This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 4th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.

Its reverse depicts kookaburra feeding its young in a tree. Leslie Adonis is credited with the reverse design.

The published final mintage is 190,581, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.

Series position: Annual issue 4 of 37
Obverse portrait: Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
Mintage record: 190,581 declared

1993 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse — 1993 standard reverse

Design story

The 1993 reverse: Kookaburra feeding its young in a tree

The annual reverse presents kookaburra feeding its young in a tree. Leslie Adonis is credited with the reverse design.

1993 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Annual composition — **Annual composition**A closer view of the 1993 kookaburra design.

1993 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Date and silver legend — **Date and silver legend**The surrounding legend identifies the 1993 issue and its silver specification.

1993 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin obverse

The obverse

Portrait attribution not conclusively documented

The obverse records Australia, the 1993 date and the AUD $1 denomination. Its portrait artist is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.

The reverse

Kookaburra feeding its young in a tree

The reverse depicts kookaburra feeding its young in a tree.

Full specifications

At a glance

Available dimensions, artists and issue details for this annual coin are listed below.

Denomination: AUD $1
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: Leslie Adonis

Mintage & issue

190,581

Declared

The declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.

Maximum mintage: 300,000
Declared mintage: 190,581
Issue status: Declared
Source date: 2026-08-12

This year in the series

See the design in sequence

Compare this coin with the annual designs immediately around it.

1991 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1991Kookaburra perched on a branch and looking into a tree hollowOpen annual reference

1992 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1992Kookaburra perched on a tree branchOpen annual reference

1993Kookaburra feeding its young in a treeCurrent coin

1994 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1994Two kookaburras perched on a branchOpen annual reference

1995 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1995Kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branchOpen annual reference

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.

Image credit

Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 1993 standard 1 oz BU coin.