Gold investment coin Kangaroo Kangaroo 0.5g Miniature 2012

Display coins weighing 0,5 g and 1 g

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Miniature Australian Kangaroo 2012

The delicate miniature of the world famous Kangaroo gold investment coin issued by the Perth Mint in 2012 is precisely minted from the purest 99.99% gold weighing an incredible 0.5 grams. The coin depicts a contemporary motif of a standing kangaroo, with a windmill and water reservoir behind it in the background. The portrait is complemented by the unit of weight and purity. The obverse side traditionally depicts Ian Rank-Broadley's portrait of Queen Elizabeth II along with the year of issue and denomination.

This exclusive coin comes in a protective plastic capsule and is presented in a colourful card-shaped package.

Kangaroos

Kangaroos (Macropodidae) are the second largest family of marsupials (after the marsupials) with 54 species in 11 genera. However, it does not include the kangaroos, which have a separate family, although they closely resemble the kangaroos.

Kangaroos are found in Australia and Tasmania, New Guinea and adjacent islands. (The red-backed kangaroo is also artificially introduced in northern and central Europe. At the turn of the 19th and 20th century it was bred in the Czech Republic in a game preserve near Poděbrady.) They inhabit a variety of biomes, from desert to rainforest.

Kangaroos have a long and narrow skull, a mostly elongated snout, and a head that looks tiny relative to the size of the rest of the body. Their stature is medium to large. Some species grow up to two metres tall. Weights range from 0.5 kg to 90 kg. Kangaroos are flat-footed, with a long narrow hind paw and very strong hind legs. The fourth toe on the hind paw is the longest and strongest, and kangaroos use it extensively for bouncing when jumping. The fifth (outer) toe is also large. Like all dicotyledons, they are syndactylous (the second and third toes on the forelimbs are conjoined). The thumb is sometimes stunted, but usually completely absent. Most species have a massive and long tail, but it is not prehensile. Instead, it is used more as a balancing or stabilizing organ.

Kangaroos are herbivores, most of them grazing on grasses and herbs. They may also eat ferns, shoots, leaves and berries. They do not avoid poisonous plants. The grass they eat is very tough and chewing it wears down the teeth. Although kangaroos have four pairs of molars on each side, only the front ones are used. If they wear out and fall out, they are replaced by others. Occasionally a kangaroo will live to see the last pair worn out. Then they starve to death. Only the rusty kangaroo grows molars for life.