40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget

2026 1/4oz Gold Proof Coin

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It is the 40th Anniversary of the Australian Nugget, and Perth Mint is commemorating it with this 1/4oz gold proof coin struck from 99.99% pure gold.

Key features:

• 99.99% pure gold
• A nugget of gold depicted in gold
• Maximum Mintage – 605
• Australian legal tender
• Numbered certificate of authenticity
• Elegant presentation packaging

Product Information:

• Item Code                 26U53CAA
• Barcode                    9327025062778
• Maximum Mintage    605
• Release Date           29 January 2026

The Australian Nugget was the first legal tender gold coin program to be manufactured by The Perth Mint since the completion of sovereign production in 1931.

Debuting in 1986, the coins were struck in four denominations with artistic representations celebrating historic Australian natural gold nuggets by world-renowned Australian goldsmith and numismatic designer Stuart Devlin.

Design

The coin’s reverse depicts the Welcome Stranger, the largest nugget ever recorded. Unearthed by prospectors John Deason and Richard Oates at Moliagul, Victoria in February 1869, their 2,284 ounces find was too large for the scales and had to be broken into three pieces before being weighed. The portrayal of the nugget is surrounded by a line drawing of the map of Australia and encircled by a ring of stylised sun rays. Within the design is the nugget’s name, and a ‘P40’ mintmark. Also included on the reverse is the inscription ‘THE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET’, together with the weight, purity and 2026 year-date. The coin’s obverse depicts the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III and the monetary denomination.

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