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Australia’s most beloved and collected bird, the Kookaburra, is captured in a deeply sunken, incuse design in one troy ounce of pure silver, highlighted in luxurious rose-gold plating! It’s a little hard to tell from the mint-supplied images, but the design of this superb Kookaburra coin is sunken into the coin, and sunken deeply! That’s what “super incused strike technology” is a fancy way of saying. And the kooka is highlighted in beautiful rose-gold plating, making this wildlife gem even more desirable! In hand, the sunken design of this super-incused Kookaburra doesn’t disappoint! The Kookaburra is Australia’s most beloved bird, as well as its most collected numismatic icon, so snap this one up before it flies away! What’s So Funny? The kookaburra is easily the best known bird of Australia. There are actually four species of kookaburra found in Australia and New Guinea. All are members of the Kingfisher family. Far and away the most familiar is the Laughing Kookaburra. Kookaburras are famous for their unmistakable call, which sounds uncannily like loud, echoing human laughter -good-natured, if rather hysterical, merriment in the case of the Laughing Kookaburra; and maniacal cackling in the case of the slightly smaller Blue-Winged Kookaburra. The word “kookaburra” is borrowed from an aboriginal word of the Wiradjura language, “guuguubarra”, which is onomatopoeic of (replicates) the avian’s call. They eat lizards, snakes, insects, mice and raw meat. The more socialized birds will accept handouts from humans and will take raw or cooked meat from open-air barbecues left unattended-so don’t leave your shrimp on the barbie! Kookas are territorial, and often live with the partly grown chicks of the previous season. The notoriety of the kookaburra’s laugh, as well as its nervy antics, has been spread worldwide by the popular children’s song “Kookaburra” by Marion Sinclair. That poem can be found lower in this listing. A friendly kookaburra, highlighted in selective rose-gold plating, observes us observing it. The legend KOOKABURRA defines the theme, while the legend 1 OZ 999 PURE SILVER guarantees the weight and purity. His Majesty, King Charles III, in profile effigy facing left, highlighted in rose-gold plating. This portrait was executed by the engraver Jody Clark. The legend CHARLES III, the date of issue and denomination also appear. The coin is encapsulated inside a luxurious clamshell-style presentation case, lined with black velvet and satin, and protected by a full color outer cardboard box. A certificate of authenticity is included. Proof-Like with Rose-Gold Plating. 999 Fine (Pure) Silver. “Kookaburra” by Marion Sinclair. Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Merry, merry king of the bush is he Laugh kookaburra, laugh Kookaburra, gay your life must be Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Eating all the gumdrops that he can see Stop, kookaburra, stop Kookaburra, leave some there for me Kookaburra sits in the old gum tree Chasing all the monkeys he can see Stop, kookaburra, stop Kookaburra, that’s not a monkey, that’s me!