1998 $1 Kangaroo 1oz Silver Proof Coin

The Kangaroo is symbolic of Australia’s unique fauna and The ‘Big Red’, depicted on this coin, is the largest species of kangaroo and the world’s biggest marsupial, with the male weighing up to 100 kilograms. Found mostly in open grasslands throughout Australia’s dry centre, its massive ‘stride’ of up to six metres takes it across vast distances at up to 50 kilometres per hour.