Martin S. Collection of Australia Silver 1oz Kookaburra complete including Varieties
1998 S$1 KOOKABURRA - SWEDEN MS

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1998 Silver Kookaburra 1oz Privy SWEDEN MS69

A Kookaburra sitting on a fence

3rd portrait of Queen Elizabeth II facing right wearing the King George IV State Diadem, engraver (RDM) Raphael David Maklouf, ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA • 1 DOLLAR

Part of the EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRY PRIVY MARK SERIES with 15 silver kookaburra one ounce coins issued between 1996 - 1998 and a maximum mintage of 5,000 for each coin.

Privy showing the Swedish warship VASA built between 1626 and 1628. The ship sank after sailing roughly 1,300 m (1,400 yd) into her maiden voyage on 10 August 1628. She fell into obscurity after most of her valuable bronze cannons were salvaged in the 17th century, until she was located again in the late 1950s in a busy shipping area in Stockholm harbor. The ship was salvaged with a largely intact hull in 1961. She was housed in a temporary museum called Wasavarvet ("The Vasa Shipyard") until 1988 and then moved permanently to the Vasa Museum in the Royal National City Park in Stockholm. The ship is one of Sweden's most popular tourist attractions and has been seen by over 35 million visitors since 1961.Since her recovery, Vasa has become a widely recognized symbol of the Swedish Empire.