A 1/4 oz fine gold coin from The Perth Mint, featuring the barn owl in flight and issued as Australian legal tender.
99.99% (24k)
Brilliant Uncirculated
The Perth Mint
Mint Dates
2023
Composition
99.99% gold (24k)
Diameter / Weight
20.1 mm / 0.25 oz.
IRA Eligible
Yes, IRA Approved
Available Sizes
See SKU weight
The 2023 1/4 oz Australian Barn Owl Gold Coin pairs 99.99% (24k) gold content with sovereign-grade authority, giving you a tradeable bullion position with clear provenance.
The 2023 Australian Barn Owl is struck by The Perth Mint as legal tender of Australia. Each coin contains 1/4 troy ounce of .9999 fine gold, backed by the sovereign authority of the Commonwealth.
The reverse features a barn owl in mid-flight, rendered with detailed plumage and radial background framing. The obverse carries the Jody Clark effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, denomination, weight, and purity. Strike is brilliant uncirculated with frosted relief. The Perth Mint’s Australian Wildlife Series uses high-relief strike techniques to pull fine texture from reverse designs, and each release is limited to a documented mintage.
The Barn Owl is a 2023 single-year Perth Mint issue, giving it permanent mintage scarcity. Perth Mint gold coins enjoy global dealer recognition and tight premiums over spot, supporting straightforward resale. Cedar Gold’s Buyback Guarantee commits to purchase this product back at competitive market rates for as long as you hold it, with zero liquidation fees on the outbound side.
IRA-approved for self-directed Precious Metals IRAs. The 1/4 oz fractional weight provides a premium collectible gold holding at an accessible price point. Inside a self-directed Precious Metals IRA, this product is held by a qualified custodian at an approved depository, so you retain ownership but cannot take personal possession until distribution.
Weight: 0.25 oz
Diameter: 20.1 mm
Finish: Brilliant Uncirculated
Edge: Reeded (typical for bullion strike)
Denomination: AUD $25
Grade: N/A
Dimensions and weight are to mint specification. Coins ship in capsule where noted; bars ship in sealed assay packaging.
Metal: Gold
Purity: 99.99% (24k)
24-karat gold (.9999 fine). 99.99% pure gold, the highest commercial gold purity in widespread bullion production.
Mint: The Perth Mint
Struck in 2023. Capped mintage; Australian Wildlife series.
Struck by The Perth Mint in Western Australia, one of the world’s oldest continuously operating mints (established 1899) and an LBMA Good Delivery refinery. Each bullion strike is guaranteed by the Government of Western Australia.
Obverse: Effigy of the reigning monarch (Perth Mint obverse).
Reverse: Barn owl in flight with textured background.
Ships in a protective capsule. Store in the capsule to maintain the BU finish.
Perth Mint strike with government-of-Western-Australia assay backing. Micro-relief design elements support visual verification.
This product meets the statutory minimum fineness for gold in a Precious Metals IRA (.995), at 0.9999 pure. It is struck by a qualifying mint/refiner and can be held by a qualified custodian at an approved depository.
IRS REQUIREMENTS (IRC §408(m)(3))
The Internal Revenue Code sets statutory minimum fineness thresholds for metals held in an IRA: gold .995, silver .999, platinum .9995, palladium .9995. Coins must be produced by a qualifying sovereign mint; bars must be produced by a refiner accredited by NYMEX, COMEX, NYSE-LIFFE, LME, LBMA, LPPM, TOCOM, ISO 9000, or a national government mint.
Collectibles are generally disallowed under IRC §408(m); the precious-metals exception in §408(m)(3) is narrow and fineness-driven. Specific U.S. coins, notably the American Gold Eagle and Silver Eagle are listed by statute.
A Precious Metals IRA must be held under a qualified custodian (trust company, bank, or qualifying non-bank custodian) and the metals themselves must be stored at an approved depository. You do not take personal possession of IRA-owned metals while they remain inside the account.
Common depositories include the Delaware Depository, Brink’s Global Services, IDS of Delaware and Texas, and A-M Global Logistics. Your chosen custodian will coordinate shipment and intake with the depository on your behalf.
Depositories offer two storage modes: segregated (your coins are held in a dedicated account and never commingled) and non-segregated or pooled (like-kind coins of the same series are stored together and a specific bar/coin is returned on distribution). Segregated storage carries a higher fee but preserves specific-coin identity.
All IRA-approved depositories carry all-risk insurance with Lloyd’s of London underwriting covering fire, theft, natural disaster, and employee dishonesty. Annual storage and insurance fees typically run from approximately $100 to $300, depending on account size and storage mode.
Traditional Precious Metals IRA: contributions may be deductible; growth is tax-deferred; distributions are taxed as ordinary income. Roth Precious Metals IRA: contributions are after-tax; qualified distributions (age 59½ and 5-year rule) are tax-free. Physical metals held in an IRA are treated identically to paper assets for tax purposes; the collectibles-rate long-term capital gains rule does NOT apply to metals held inside a qualifying IRA.
You can fund a Precious Metals IRA through a direct trustee-to-trustee transfer, a 60-day indirect rollover, or annual contributions. Direct transfers have no frequency limits and are not reported to the IRS as distributions. 60-day rollovers are limited to one per 12-month period across all of your IRAs (the Bobrow rule).
Eligible source accounts: Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, SEP IRA, SIMPLE IRA (after two years), 401(k), 403(b), 457(b), and TSP. The 2026 annual IRA contribution limit is $7,500 ($8,600 with the age-50 catch-up, per IRS Notice 2025-67). Confirm with your CPA or custodian.
Note: Cedar Gold Group is not a tax, legal, or financial advisor. IRA eligibility information is based on IRC §408(m)(3) as interpreted at the time of publication. Consult your tax professional and IRA custodian for guidance on your specific account.
