2024 Australian Koala with Panda Privy Beijing International Coin Exposition 1oz Silver Coin

This coin celebrates two iconic animals native to Australia and China.

The koala is a very special Australian animal. That the koala “holds the affection of Australians more than any other of their wild animals” was suggested in The Wild Animals of Australasia, a 1926 tome that attributed their unrivalled charm to an “innocent, babyish expression and quiet and inoffensive ways”. Clinging to the trunk of a gum tree, the beloved marsupial in the design features a cherubic face of a forever charming koala.

The panda, characterized by its white coat with black patches around the eyes, ears, legs and shoulders, is a bear species endemic to China. This unique national treasure of China is well-loved worldwide. More than just adorable animals, pandas have played important ambassadorial roles throughout China’s history.

The Perth Mint will release no more than 3,000 of the Beijing International Coin Exposition - Australian Koala with Panda Privy 2024 1oz Silver Coin in this presentation card

The coin portrays an adorable koala climbing a gum tree looking out over its natural habitat. As well as the inscription ‘KOALA’. The reverse also includes a coloured privy of a panda holding onto a bamboo pole.

The coin is presented in an auspiciously coloured display card featuring both iconic animals, the panda holding on to the eucalyptus brunch and the koala holding on to the bamboo pole, signifying friendship between the two animals