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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

World 1st 1 tonne gold coin

Yesterday, Perth Mint announce World 1st, 1 tonne gold coin, 1 tonne Gold Kangaroo coin. The coin measures nearly 80cms wide and more than 12cms deep, weighing a massive 1000 kilograms of 99.99% pure gold, make it the new largest gold coin in the world. Previous holder of the largest gold coin released by Royal Canadian Mint in May 2007, 1 million dollar gold maple leaf coin, only weight at 100 kilos and measures 50 cm in diameter by 3 cm thick. The first 1 tonne gold coin by Perth Mint is certainly the  most valuable gold bullion coin in the world with a market price of gold right now, it has a USD$55 million price tag on it.



The coin reverse shows a bounding red kangaroo surrounded by stylised rays of sunlight and bordered by the inscription AUSTRALIAN KANGAROO 1 TONNE 9999 GOLD and the year-date 2012.

The coin obverse of the coin features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by the inscriptions ELIZABETH II, AUSTRALIA and the monetary denomination of 1 MILLION DOLLARS.

Here are behind the scene video's for the Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Coin:

Perth Mint also share a new websites to promote their new 1 tonne coin, visit 1tonnegoldcoin.com or youtube.com/user/perthmintbullion for exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. You can also view the Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Coin at Burswood Entertainment Complex until Sunday 30 October 2011. The coin also has Australian legal tender status.

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