{"id":3986657,"date":"2026-10-01T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T18:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/?post_type=product&#038;p=3986657"},"modified":"2026-10-02T02:57:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T23:57:26","slug":"1992-australian-nugget-1-oz-gold-coin-common-wallaroo","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/investment-gold\/gold-coins\/australian-gold-kangaroo\/1992-australian-nugget-1-oz-gold-coin-common-wallaroo\/","title":{"rendered":"1 oz Australian Kangaroo Gold Coin \u2013 Nugget 1992 Common Wallaroo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>1 oz Australian Kangaroo Gold Coin \u2013 Nugget 1992 Common Wallaroo<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>1992 Australian Nugget<\/strong> is an early issue of The Perth Mint&#8217;s famous gold bullion series, struck more than three decades ago when the coin still carried its original name \u2013 <strong>\u201cThe Australian Nugget\u201d<\/strong>. Its reverse features the <strong>Common Wallaroo<\/strong>, a design used for the 1 oz coin in 1992 only. With a declared mintage of just <strong>111,922 coins<\/strong> and its original square Perth Mint capsule, it is a piece with real appeal for collectors as well as investors.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What Makes It Different from Today&#8217;s Kangaroo<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Original series name<\/strong>: The reverse reads \u201cTHE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET\u201d \u2013 the name the series carried before it became known as the Australian Kangaroo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One-year design<\/strong>: The Common Wallaroo by Alex Lumsden was struck only in 1992. In the early years each issue showed a different macropod species.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong>: The obverse carries the Queen&#8217;s third portrait by Raphael Maklouf, instead of King Charles III on today&#8217;s coins.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Different dimensions<\/strong>: 32.10 mm in diameter, compared to 32.60 mm for the current 1 oz Kangaroo.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Two-tone frosted finish<\/strong>: The frosted wallaroo stands out against a mirror-like sunburst background \u2013 a finish that was unusual for a bullion coin at the time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lower mintage<\/strong>: 111,922 coins declared out of a maximum of 250,000.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Coin Highlights<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Contains <strong>1 troy ounce<\/strong> of <strong>.9999 fine gold<\/strong> (24 carat).<\/li>\n<li>Legal tender with a face value of <strong>$100 AUD<\/strong>, backed by the Australian government.<\/li>\n<li>Year of issue: <strong>1992<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Produced by <strong>The Perth Mint<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Supplied in its <strong>original square Perth Mint capsule<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Obverse Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The obverse shows the crowned portrait of <strong>Queen Elizabeth II<\/strong> by Raphael Maklouf, with the inscriptions <strong>\u201cELIZABETH II\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201cAUSTRALIA\u201d<\/strong> and <strong>\u201c100 DOLLARS\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Reverse Design<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The reverse depicts a <strong>Common Wallaroo<\/strong> \u2013 a member of the kangaroo family, larger than a wallaby but smaller than a kangaroo \u2013 standing in front of a radiating sunburst, with the words \u201cCOMMON WALLAROO\u201d beneath it. Around the rim are the inscriptions <strong>\u201cTHE AUSTRALIAN NUGGET\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201c1 OZ.\u201d<\/strong>, <strong>\u201c9999 GOLD\u201d<\/strong> and the year <strong>\u201c1992\u201d<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why the Square Capsule?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The square capsule is the original packaging made by The Perth Mint for the early Nugget issues. The shape itself has no special function \u2013 it is simply how the Mint packaged its coins at the time. What matters is that it is original: it has protected the frosted finish from fingerprints and handling for over 30 years and shows the coin has been kept in its original state, which collectors value. We recommend keeping the coin in its capsule.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Why Choose the 1992 Australian Nugget<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Collector Appeal<\/strong>: A one-year design from the early years of the series, with the original \u201cNugget\u201d name.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Historic Portrait<\/strong>: Queen Elizabeth II by Raphael Maklouf.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pure Gold<\/strong>: 1 oz of .9999 fine gold, as liquid as any modern bullion coin.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 1992 Australian Nugget is an early issue of The Perth Mint&#8217;s gold bullion series, featuring the Common Wallaroo \u2013 a design struck for one year only. With Queen Elizabeth II&#8217;s portrait by Raphael Maklouf, a declared mintage of just 111,922 and its original square Perth Mint capsule, it is a&#8230; <a class=\"jump-to-tab\" href=\"#tab-description\">\u2193 read more \u2193<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3986648,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpai_generated_summary":""},"product_brand":[653],"product_cat":[247,781,112],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-3986657","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-the-perth-mint","product_cat-australian-gold-kangaroo","product_cat-collectible","product_cat-the-perth-mint","thunk-woo-product-list","th-shop-mania-woo-hover-none","open-single-product-tab-horizontal","open-shadow-","open-shadow-hover-","th-shop-mania-single-product-content-left","first","instock","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/3986657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3986657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3986648"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3986657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=3986657"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=3986657"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.zlatenrezerv.bg\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=3986657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}