The obverse
Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
The obverse carries the Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III, together with Australia, the 2024 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2024 issue
2024 in the annual Emu sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 7th coin in the 2018–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts emu standing on a grassy sand dune with waves breaking in the background. Ing Ing Jong is credited with the reverse design.
The published figure is a maximum of 30,000; no final declared total is shown.
- Series position
- Annual issue 7 of 9
- Obverse portrait
- Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
- Mintage record
- 30,000 maximum
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Design story
The 2024 reverse: Emu standing on a grassy sand dune with waves breaking in the background
The annual reverse presents emu standing on a grassy sand dune with waves breaking in the background. Ing Ing Jong is credited with the reverse design. The issue also includes micro-laser engraved letter on the reverse, visible under magnification.
The reverse
Emu standing on a grassy sand dune with waves breaking in the background
The reverse depicts emu 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. The issue also includes micro-laser engraved letter on the reverse, visible under magnification.
Full specifications
At a glance
Available dimensions, artists and issue details for this annual coin are listed below.
- Denomination
- AUD $1
- Silver content
- 1 troy ounce
- Fineness
- .9999
- Metal
- Silver
- Diameter
- 40.9 mm
- Thickness
- 3.5 mm
- Finish
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
- Authentication
- Not documented in the listed item-level sources
- Legal-tender country
- Australia
- Mint
- The Perth Mint
- Obverse portrait
- Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
- Obverse artist
- Dan Thorne
- Reverse designer
- Ing Ing Jong
Mintage & issue
30,000
MaximumThe published number is a maximum production limit. A final declared mintage is not currently listed.
- Maximum mintage
- 30,000
- Issue status
- Maximum
- Source date
- 2026-08-14
This year in the series
See the design in sequence
Compare this coin with the annual designs immediately around it.
Sources
References for this annual coin
The references below cover the coin's specifications, design, mintage and annual context.
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.
- Emu 2024 1oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 2024 Australia 1 oz Silver Emu BUAPMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2024 standard 1 oz BU coin.