1998 $1 Kangaroo 1oz Silver Proof Coin Silver Set The Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth

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the lone kangaroo bounding across the desert plains against a setting sun is a truly iconic Australian image

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1998 $1 Kangaroo 1oz Silver Proof Coin Silver Set The Gold Coast 2018 CommonwealthThe Kangaroo is symbolic of Australias unique fauna and The Big Red, depicted on this coin, is the largest species of kangaroo and the worlds biggest marsupial, with the male weighing up to 100 kilograms. Found mostly in open grasslands throughout Australias dry centre, its massive stride of up to six metres takes it across vast distances at up to 50 kilometres per hour.