Perth Mint

The Perth Mint | Australia’s Official Bullion Mint – Founded 1899

The Perth Mint is Australia’s official bullion mint and one of the most respected minting facilities in the world, founded in 1899 as part of the Royal Mint branch network during the Western Australian gold rush. Now wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia, The Perth Mint produces the Australian Gold Nugget / Kangaroo series alongside a wide range of gold, silver, platinum, and palladium bullion products. The Mint is internationally recognised for exceptional striking quality, finish, and an annually changing kangaroo reverse design that gives its coins a collector dimension alongside core bullion value.

London Gold Centre stocks Perth Mint bullion with live market-linked pricing, secure checkout, and the choice of insured UK delivery or collection from our Hatton Garden showroom. Browse the full product range below, or compare Perth Mint coins alongside other mints on the Buy Gold Coins UK page.

Why Buyers Choose Perth Mint Bullion

• Over 125 years of minting heritage: founded in 1899 during the Western Australian gold rush, The Perth Mint has more than a century of continuous precious-metals production — making it one of the longest-established mints in the Southern Hemisphere.
• Government-owned quality assurance: The Perth Mint is wholly owned by the Government of Western Australia, providing institutional-grade backing and quality assurance that few private mints can match.
• Annually changing kangaroo design: the Australian Nugget / Kangaroo series features a new reverse design each year, giving the coins a collector dimension that adds interest beyond pure bullion value — some vintage years are actively sought by collectors.
• Exceptional striking quality: The Perth Mint is widely regarded as one of the finest minting facilities in the world for finish, detail, and consistency — a reputation built across both bullion and commemorative ranges.

Perth Mint Products Available

The Perth Mint’s flagship product for UK bullion buyers is the 1oz Australian Gold Nugget — containing one full troy ounce (31.1g) of 999.9 fine gold with the annually changing kangaroo reverse design. The Perth Mint also produces bullion bars and coins in silver, platinum, and palladium, giving buyers the option to hold Perth Mint products across multiple metals.

If you are comparing the Australian Nugget against other 1oz gold coins, the key comparisons for UK buyers are the 1oz Britannia (UK legal tender with CGT discussion), the Maple Leaf (Canadian Mint 999.9 purity with micro-engraved security), the Krugerrand (world’s original bullion coin in 22-carat format), and the Austrian Philharmonic (Europe’s best-selling bullion coin). Our best gold coins guide helps you compare across all major coin families.

How to Compare Perth Mint Coins

When comparing Perth Mint products with coins from other mints, UK buyers typically look at gold content and purity, premium over the live spot price, design appeal and annually changing collector interest, legal-tender status and tax treatment, and resale familiarity in the UK secondary market. Australian Nuggets are not UK legal tender, so the CGT discussion differs from Britannias and Sovereigns. For the latest tax position, check the HMRC guidance on investment gold and VAT and the HMRC CGT manual.

For live pricing comparison, use the gold price per gram calculator to benchmark premiums. For broader buying guidance, our 10 things to know before buying gold and Britannia vs Sovereign guide cover the fundamentals. You can also browse the full gold bars, silver, platinum, and palladium ranges to compare across metals.