The obverse
Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
The obverse records Australia, the 1997 date and the AUD $1 denomination. Its portrait artist is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The 1997 issue
1997 in the annual Kookaburra sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 8th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts kookaburra at a nest feeding its young. Milena Milan is credited with the reverse design.
The published final mintage is 159,497, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Series position
- Annual issue 8 of 37
- Obverse portrait
- Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
- Mintage record
- 159,497 declared
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Design story
The 1997 reverse: Kookaburra at a nest feeding its young
The annual reverse presents kookaburra at a nest feeding its young. Milena Milan is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
Kookaburra at a nest feeding its young
The reverse depicts kookaburra at a nest feeding its young.
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
- Milena Milan
Mintage & issue
159,497
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 159,497
- Issue status
- Declared
- 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
- 1997 Australia 1 oz Silver Kookaburra BUAPMEX · 2026-08-12
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 1997 standard 1 oz BU coin.