2005 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz Bullion Coin

The 2005 issue

2005 in the annual Kookaburra sequence

This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 16th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.

Its reverse depicts kookaburra sitting on a tree branch. Sarah Anderson is credited with the reverse design.

The published final mintage is 95,145, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.

Series position: Annual issue 16 of 37
Obverse portrait: Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
Mintage record: 95,145 declared

2005 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse — 2005 standard reverse

Design story

The 2005 reverse: Kookaburra sitting on a tree branch

The annual reverse presents kookaburra sitting on a tree branch. Sarah Anderson is credited with the reverse design.

2005 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Annual composition — **Annual composition**A closer view of the 2005 kookaburra design.

2005 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Date and silver legend — **Date and silver legend**The surrounding legend identifies the 2005 issue and its silver specification.

2005 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 2005 date and the AUD $1 denomination.

The reverse

Kookaburra sitting on a tree branch

The reverse depicts kookaburra sitting on a 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: Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
Obverse artist: Ian Rank-Broadley
Reverse designer: Sarah Anderson

Mintage & issue

95,145

Declared

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

Maximum mintage: 300,000
Declared mintage: 95,145
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.

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

2005Kookaburra sitting on a tree branchCurrent coin

2006 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2006Two kookaburras perched on a gum-tree branchOpen annual reference

2007 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2007Kookaburra on a tree branch partly submerged in waterOpen 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 · 2005 standard 1 oz BU coin.