Thanks! This is exactly what I meant. I had forgotten about the Kangaroo and I didn't even know about the Kookaburra. The Perth Mint is an official Australian government mint correct? I had also never seen the Mexican or British coins before. Are there any other countries that produce an annual silver bullion coin...perhaps some other nations in Europe or Asia?
hontonai, you are not keeping up with the modern Japanese coins http://www.mint.go.jp/eng/coin/international/prefecture/index.html The one before that is the 2007 International skill festival http://www.mint.go.jp/eng/coin/international/commemorative/index.html
Actually, I only collect circulation coins, so I get my info on commems from the JNDA catalog. I haven't gotten my 2009 edition yet and of course the 2008 - issued in 2007 - doesn't mention the ripoff of our Statehood Quarters series. The catalog has no English notation of the "Skills" coin's metallic content so I assumed it was cu-ni. That will teach me to assume!