The coin’s high relief reverse portrays a large coloured kangaroo about to leap over a parched creek bed with a windmill and water storage tank in the background. As well as the inscription ‘KANGAROO’, the design includes the coin’s weight, purity, 2024 year-date, and a ‘P125’ mintmark signifying The Perth Mint’s 125th anniversary.
The coin’s obverse depicts the Dan Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III, and the monetary denomination.