2018Single emu striding across a scrubby Australian landscape
Inaugural standard one-ounce silver bullion issue.
About the series
One emu. A new composition every year.
A nine-issue Australian legal-tender silver bullion sequence launched in 2018. Each standard one-ounce coin carries a new emu composition, a 30,000 maximum mintage, and the royal obverse current for its date.
This visual catalog follows the dated standard one-ounce brilliant-uncirculated run, connecting each annual design with its specifications, mintage status, artists and milestones.
Series highlights
- 9 consecutive annual issues, 2018–2026
- A changing reverse design anchors the chronology
- Obverse and reverse views for all 9 years
- Artists and portrait changes are recorded issue by issue
Year by year collection
Explore every dated Emu
Each card shows the reverse of that dated standard 1 oz BU issue.
Showing all 9 annual issues.
2026
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 30,000
2025
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 30,000
2024
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 30,000
2023
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2022
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2021
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2020
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2019
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2018
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
No annual issue matches that filter.
Design evolution
A visual chronology in silver
The compact timeline samples the movement from solitary bird to pairs, protective families, coastal settings and the current running composition without duplicating the full annual gallery.
20182019Pair of emus among rocks, shrubs and a gum tree in the outback
First standard Emu issue with the Jody Clark obverse.
2020Pair of emus resting beside water in the Australian outback
The standard planchet changes to the later 40.90 mm by 3.50 mm specification.
2022Adult emu keeping watch over a young offspring in a close protective composition
First issue with an officially documented micro-laser authentication letter.
2024Emu standing on a grassy sand dune with waves breaking in the background
The P125 mintmark records The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary and the obverse changes to King Charles III.
2026Adult emu sprinting across an open paddock with a barn and windmill behind
Current ninth standard issue; its running-emu reverse is distinct from the 2026 colored collector coin's family composition.
Designs & artists
Artists across the annual designs
Named designers are listed for the years attributed to them. Other years are marked as unattributed where no conclusive credit is available.
Jennifer McKenna
Reverse designer
Natasha Muhl
Reverse designer
Monique Reeves
Reverse designer
Neil Hollis
Reverse designer
Sean Rogers
Reverse designer
Ing Ing Jong
Reverse designer
Obverse evolution
Royal portraits across the series
2018Ian Rank-Broadley
The inaugural standard issue uses his effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
2019–2022Jody Clark
Four annual issues use the regular Jody Clark effigy.
2023Jody Clark · Memorial obverse
The memorial obverse carries the dates 1952–2022.
2024–2026Dan Thorne · King Charles III
The current three issues use the Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III.
Mintage through the years
Declared totals, limits and sold-out years
Solid bars are final declared totals. Outlined bars are maximum-only limits. Sold-out records without a numeric final are shown as status markers.
DeclaredMaximum onlySold out · final unavailable
- 2018Final unavailable
- 2019Final unavailable
- 2020Final unavailable
- 2021Final unavailable
- 2022Final unavailable
- 2023Final unavailable
- 202430,000
- 202530,000
- 202630,000
Design boundary · 2025–2026
From a family crossing to a sprint through the paddock
Current ninth standard issue; its running-emu reverse is distinct from the 2026 colored collector coin's family composition.
The standard 2026 coin moves to a running adult with a barn and windmill. It must not be confused with the separate colored collector coin that uses a different family composition.
Explore the 2026 coinSeries coverage
The standard one-ounce annual series
This catalog includes only the standard one-ounce .9999 silver Brilliant Uncirculated bullion issues dated 2018–2026. Proof, colored, antiqued, high-relief, Next Generation piedfort, gold, palladium, graded and presentation products remain separate identities even when they share an emu subject or related artwork.
- Annual issues
- 9
- Coin-face images
- 18
- Dated sequence
- 2018–2026
Selected sources
- Perth Mint bullion coin mintagesThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Other Bullion Products 2013–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 2023 Perth Mint Bullion ReleasesThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Australian Emu 2026 1oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Emu 2026 1oz Gold Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Australian Emu 2026 1oz Silver Coloured CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- May 2026 sales updateThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 2018 Australia 1 oz Silver Emu BUAPMEX · 2026-08-14
- 2026 Australia 1 oz Silver Emu BUAPMEX · 2026-08-14