2000 PROOF Australia Olympic $100 GOLD .3222 AGW US $256.10 (10 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 19:00:41 PST Add to watch list

Australian nugget 1 ounce gold coin bullion 1 oz US $1,190.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 19:40:28 PST Add to watch list

~ Pure .9999 24K GOLD Australia 2002 KANGAROO 1/20 Coin US $61.00 (12 Bids) End Date: Wednesday Mar-10-2010 21:41:31 PST Add to watch list

2009 Australian Gold Kangaroo 1/20 ounce. Original. US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 15:32:35 PST Add to watch list

2009 Australian Gold Nugget 1/10 ounce. Original. US $0.99 (1 Bid) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 16:29:39 PST Add to watch list

$15 1990 AUSTRALIAN GOLD...1/10TH OUNCE PURE GOLD US $76.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 18:38:41 PST Add to watch list

2009 1/10 OZ AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO--.9999 AU GOLD COIN !! US $110.00 (5 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 18:54:34 PST Add to watch list

AUSTRALIAN GOLD & SILVER (3) COIN SET US $41.50 (3 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 19:25:42 PST Add to watch list

~ Rare .9999 GOLD 1/20 oz Australia 2007 KANGAROO Coin US $60.16 (16 Bids) End Date: Thursday Mar-11-2010 20:36:31 PST Add to watch list

1915-S AUSTRALIA GOLD SOVEREIGN 1/4oz US $2.25 (2 Bids) End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 12:42:56 PST Add to watch list

~ Pure .9999 24K GOLD Australian 2006 Dog 1/20 oz Coin US $56.00 (6 Bids) End Date: Friday Mar-12-2010 22:27:10 PST Add to watch list

RARE BEAUTIFUL AUSTRALIAN 2000 NUGGET 2 OUNCE 9999 GOLD US $2,500.00 (3 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 10:19:25 PST Add to watch list

2009 1/10 Ounce Gold From Australia-999 Fine US $100.00 (8 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 10:55:12 PST Add to watch list

1/10 oz gold bullion coin 2007 Australia Pig Boar .999 US $127.50 (4 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 17:25:15 PST Add to watch list

2009 1/10 Gold Australian Kangaroo 15 AUD coin US $150.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 19:56:48 PST Add to watch list

~ Rare .9999 GOLD Australian 2005 ROOSTER 1/20 oz Coin US $63.89 (7 Bids) End Date: Saturday Mar-13-2010 21:57:36 PST Add to watch list

2000 One (1) OZ Bullion Australian Nugget Gold Coin US $635.88 (6 Bids) End Date: Sunday Mar-14-2010 17:29:46 PDT Add to watch list

1990 1/20ozt Australian Kangaroo UNC US $70.00 (0 Bid) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 8:00:23 PDT Add to watch list

2009 1/10 Ounce Gold From Australia-999 Fine US $98.77 (3 Bids) End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 20:32:41 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1/4 Gold Australian Kangaroo 25 AUD coin US $389.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 21:02:23 PDT Add to watch list

2000 AUSTRALIA NUGGET 1 OZ GOLD PCGS UNC WTC RECOVER US $1,505.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-16-2010 21:25:46 PDT Add to watch list

2010 1/10 Gold Australian Kangaroo 15 AUD coin US $150.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-20-2010 18:01:49 PDT Add to watch list

10x 2010 1/10 Gold Australian Kangaroo 15 AUD coin US $1,405.00 End Date: Monday Mar-22-2010 10:29:36 PDT Add to watch list

2009 AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO 1/4 OZ .9999 GOLD COIN US $375.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-23-2010 18:00:09 PDT Add to watch list

1987 Australian Gold $200 PROOF Coin 22 Carat 10 Grams US $899.00 End Date: Friday Mar-26-2010 15:34:21 PDT Add to watch list

2010 AUSTRALIAN YEAR OF TIGER 2 OZ GOLD .9999 FINE US $2,649.00 End Date: Saturday Mar-27-2010 15:52:22 PDT Add to watch list

2002 Australia Horse 1/10 Gold Coin w/capsule US $179.95 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 2:23:02 PDT Add to watch list

AUSTRALIAN GOLD NUGGET SET OF 1987, 1.85ozs BEAUTIFUL!! US $2,795.00 End Date: Tuesday Mar-30-2010 15:34:56 PDT Add to watch list

TREASURES OF AUSTRALIA DIAMONDS 1 OZ GOLD PROOF COIN US $2,050.00 End Date: Wednesday Apr-07-2010 17:57:00 PDT Add to watch list

Treasures of Australia Opals 1oz Gold Proof Locket Coin US $2,050.00 End Date: Wednesday Apr-07-2010 17:58:38 PDT Add to watch list

The most famous gold bullion coin minted by the Perth Mint in Western Australia is the Australian Gold Nugget. All these coins are made from 24 karat gold and have different denominations of 1/20 oz, 1/10 oz, 1/4 oz, 1/2 oz, 1 oz, 2 oz, 10 oz and 1 kg. The Australian Nuggets have a tender face value in Australia and just like the Australian Lunar Coins, these gold bullion coins also change their design every year. The fact they these coins are produced in limited mintage per year raises their numismatic value just like other gold bullion coins. Each of the coins has a gold composition of 99.99% making it one of the purest gold coins in Australian history.

Gold Corporation, a company owned by the Western Australian government, started manufacturing the gold nuggets in 1986. These gold nuggets had two very distinctive features viz. a frosted design effect and a very hard plastic encapsulation for each individual coin. These two features gave the Australian Nuggets a unique feature that distinguished them for other gold bullion coins produced at the time.

Ian Rank Broadely designed the obverse side of this coin which featured a profile view of the face of Queen Elizabeth II. Her portrait is surrounded by the words “ELIZABETH II”, “AUSTRAILA” and the denomination of the coin printed out in words. The reverse of the Australian Nugget originally depicted golden nuggets with different designs for different sizes. In 1989, this picture on the reverse was changed to that of a kangaroo because the kangaroo was considered to be a more recognizable animal of Australia. It is for this reason that these coins are called Australian “Nuggets” or sometimes even Australian “Kangaroos”.

The Australian Gold Nugget should not be mistaken for the Australian Lunar coin as both are minted by the Perth Mint and have a 0.9999 gold fineness, but the Nugget has a picture of the kangaroo while a Lunar coin uses images of different animals referring to the Chinese calendar.