1995 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz Bullion Coin

The 1995 issue

1995 in the annual Kookaburra sequence

This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 6th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.

Its reverse depicts kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branch. Tony Dean is credited with the reverse design.

The published final mintage is 154,247, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.

Series position: Annual issue 6 of 37
Obverse portrait: Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
Mintage record: 154,247 declared

1995 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse — 1995 standard reverse

Design story

The 1995 reverse: Kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branch

The annual reverse presents kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branch. Tony Dean is credited with the reverse design.

1995 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Annual composition — **Annual composition**A closer view of the 1995 kookaburra design.

1995 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Date and silver legend — **Date and silver legend**The surrounding legend identifies the 1995 issue and its silver specification.

1995 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin obverse

The obverse

Portrait attribution not conclusively documented

The obverse records Australia, the 1995 date and the AUD $1 denomination. Its portrait artist is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.

The reverse

Kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branch

The reverse depicts kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branch.

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: Tony Dean

Mintage & issue

154,247

Declared

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

Maximum mintage: 300,000
Declared mintage: 154,247
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.

1993 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1993Kookaburra feeding its young in a treeOpen annual reference

1994 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1994Two kookaburras perched on a branchOpen annual reference

1995Kookaburra perched on a gum-tree branchCurrent coin

1996 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1996Kookaburra in full flightOpen annual reference

1997 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

1997Kookaburra at a nest feeding its youngOpen 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 · 1995 standard 1 oz BU coin.