2008 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz Bullion Coin

The 2008 issue

2008 in the annual Kookaburra sequence

This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 19th coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.

Its reverse depicts kookaburra on a wire fence beside a cobweb. Shevaun Buschenhofen is credited with the reverse design.

The issue is listed as sold out. Its original maximum was 300,000, while no final total is published.

Series position: Annual issue 19 of 37
Obverse portrait: Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
Mintage record: Sold out · final total unavailable

2008 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse — 2008 standard reverse

Design story

The 2008 reverse: Kookaburra on a wire fence beside a cobweb

The annual reverse presents kookaburra on a wire fence beside a cobweb. Shevaun Buschenhofen is credited with the reverse design.

2008 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Annual composition — **Annual composition**A closer view of the 2008 kookaburra design.

2008 Australian Silver Kookaburra reverse detail: Date and silver legend — **Date and silver legend**The surrounding legend identifies the 2008 issue and its silver specification.

2008 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 2008 date and the AUD $1 denomination.

The reverse

Kookaburra on a wire fence beside a cobweb

The reverse depicts kookaburra on a wire fence beside a cobweb.

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: Shevaun Buschenhofen

Mintage & issue

Final unavailable

Sold out

The official record identifies this issue as sold out but provides no numeric final declared total. The maximum is not presented as the final mintage.

Maximum mintage: 300,000
Issue status: Sold out
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.

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

2008Kookaburra on a wire fence beside a cobwebCurrent coin

2009 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2009Kookaburra perched on a tree branchOpen annual reference

2010 Australian Silver Kookaburra 1 oz bullion coin reverse

2010Kookaburra with an upturned beak perched on a branchOpen 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 · 2008 standard 1 oz BU coin.