2002 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz Bullion Coin

The 2002 issue

2002 in the annual Kookaburra sequence

This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 13th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.

Its reverse depicts kookaburra flying over a map of Australia. Jovan Radanovich is credited with the reverse design.

The published final mintage is 91,604, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.

Series position: Annual issue 13 of 37
Obverse portrait: Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
Mintage record: 91,604 declared

2002 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse — 2002 standard reverse

Design story

The 2002 reverse: Kookaburra flying over a map of Australia

The annual reverse presents kookaburra flying over a map of Australia. Jovan Radanovich is credited with the reverse design.

2002 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Annual composition — **Annual composition**A closer view of the 2002 kookaburra design.

2002 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Date and silver legend — **Date and silver legend**The surrounding legend identifies the 2002 issue and its silver specification.

2002 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin obverse

The obverse

Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II

The obverse carries the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, together with Australia, the 2002 date and the AUD $1 denomination.

The reverse

Kookaburra flying over a map of Australia

The reverse depicts kookaburra flying over a map of Australia.

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: Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
Obverse artist: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse designer: Jovan Radanovich

Mintage & issue

91,604

Declared

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

Maximum mintage: 300,000
Declared mintage: 91,604
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.

2000 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2000Adult kookaburra on a branch with eucalyptus leavesOpen annual reference

2001 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2001Two kookaburras looking upward from a branchOpen annual reference

2002Kookaburra flying over a map of AustraliaCurrent coin

2003 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2003Kookaburra sitting on a branchOpen annual reference

2004 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2004Two kookaburras, one flying and one perched and laughingOpen 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 · 2002 standard 1 oz BU coin.