The obverse
Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
The obverse records Australia, the 1998 date and the AUD $1 denomination. Its portrait artist is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The 1998 issue
1998 in the annual Kookaburra sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 9th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts laughing kookaburra perched on a wooden fence. Louise Pinder is credited with the reverse design.
The published final mintage is 103,119, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Series position
- Annual issue 9 of 37
- Obverse portrait
- Portrait attribution not conclusively documented
- Mintage record
- 103,119 declared
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Design story
The 1998 reverse: Laughing kookaburra perched on a wooden fence
The annual reverse presents laughing kookaburra perched on a wooden fence. Louise Pinder is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
Laughing kookaburra perched on a wooden fence
The reverse depicts laughing kookaburra perched on a wooden fence.
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
- Louise Pinder
Mintage & issue
103,119
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 103,119
- 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
- 1998 Australia 1 oz Silver Kookaburra BUAPMEX · 2026-08-12
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 1998 standard 1 oz BU coin.