Reverse: this year’s coin depicts a squat kangaroo with its cub. The words "Australian Kangaroo" and the year of mintage "2022", the weight of pure gold "1 oz." Next to the kangaroo, on the left side of the coin, is the letter “P” which is the mark of the Perth Mint.
Obverse: the obverse of the coin depicts Queen Elizabeth II (Australia has a constitutional monarchy under which Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II is also the Queen of Australia). The obverse of the coin bears the words "ELIZABETH II" and the name of the country "AUSTRALIA", with the denomination "100 DOLLARS" engraved on the bottom of the coin. The initials of the coin designer JC (Jody Clark) are engraved on the left side of the image of the Queen.
About the coin: every year, this coin is minted with a different image of a kangaroo. This Australian Golden Kangaroo coin contains 99.99% pure gold, which is why the coin has long had the name "Golden Nugget". This coin is minted exclusively from pure gold with no other metal impurities. This pure gold coin is the official means of payment in Australia. In Australia, the minting of pure gold coins began in 1987, but since 1989. their image was changed and these Golden Nuggets with the image of a Kangaroo began to be minted.
