The Perth Mint’s Next Generation series pairs Australian wildlife with their young, and the 2024 issue turns to the emu, the towering flightless bird on the nation’s coat of arms. Each coin is struck as a piedfort, double the thickness of a standard 2 oz round, from 2 troy oz of .9999 fine silver, with a limited mintage of 75,000 and a special P125 mintmark celebrating the Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary.
Key Features:
- Purity and Weight: .9999 fine silver, 2 troy oz, piedfort (double-thickness) strike
- Metal Type: Silver
- Obverse Design: Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III with weight, fineness, and $2 AUD face value
- Reverse Design: Adult emu striding with three chicks, radial sunburst field, P125 mintmark, and 2024 date
The reverse captures a family scene from the outback. An adult emu strides across rolling terrain with its shaggy plumage rendered feather by feather, long banded legs mid-step, while three striped chicks scurry around its feet. Native grasses frame the composition on both sides, hills roll across the background, and engraved radial lines fan out behind the birds like morning sunlight. The P125 mintmark sits at the left rim with the 2024 date below, and a micro-laser engraved letter, visible only under magnification, is built into the design as an anti-counterfeiting feature.
The obverse carries Dan Thorne’s left-facing portrait of King Charles III over the same radial field, circled by CHARLES III and AUSTRALIA with 2oz 9999 Ag and 2 DOLLARS below.
This is the seventh release in the Next Generation program, following the koala, crocodile, kookaburra, platypus, dingo, and kangaroo. Each coin is Australian legal tender, government-backed for weight and purity, and arrives in Brilliant Uncirculated condition in protective packaging.
A capped mintage, an anniversary privy, and a hefty double-thick strike give this coin collector appeal well beyond its silver weight. Order the 2024 Next Generation Emu today before the 75,000 run sells out.