1999Year of the Rabbit
- Upright rabbit
- Tall grass
- P100 centenary mark
The silver cycle opens at Rabbit with a single upright animal, sparse grass and the centenary P100 mark.
About the series
Twelve animals. One complete cycle.
Series I silver begins with the 1999 Rabbit rather than the zodiac's Mouse. Twelve standard one-ounce issues complete the animal set through the 2010 Tiger; the last three designs were dual dated, with 2007 obverses and 2008–2010 reverse dates.
Series I silver runs from the 1999 Rabbit through the 2010 Tiger. The silver chronology, broader program chronology and zodiac order are shown separately; other weights and special variants remain outside this catalog.
Series highlights
- 12 issued positions in a 12-animal sequence
- Each released animal has its own reverse design
- Obverse and reverse views for all 12 years
- Named reverse designers are recorded issue by issue
Complete cycle
A complete cycle beginning with Rabbit
Series I silver follows issue chronology from the 1999 Rabbit through the 2010 Tiger. All twelve zodiac animals are present, but the sequence does not begin with Mouse.
●Documented coin
Issued animal-year collection
Explore every issued animal
Each card shows the reverse of that dated standard 1 oz BU issue.
Showing all 12 annual issues.
2010 · Tiger
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 56,077
2009 · Ox
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 52,267
2008 · Mouse
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 59,623
2007 · Pig
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 87,009
2006 · Dog
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 98,825
2005 · Rooster
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 92,691
2004 · Monkey
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 105,680
2003 · Goat
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 102,164
2002 · Horse
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 99,632
2001 · Snake
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 71,301
2000 · Dragon
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 118,697
1999 · Rabbit
.999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 63,644
No annual issue matches that filter.
Design evolution
The animal sequence in silver
A compact chronology follows all twelve reverses in silver-issue order. It records the P100 opening mark and the 2008–2010 dual-dated completion without repeating the main image gallery.
19992000Year of the Dragon
- Coiling dragon
- Pearl
- Dense ornamental border
A densely worked dragon and pearl replace the opening year's spare animal portrait and fill most of the field.
2001Year of the Snake
- Coiled snake
- Egg clutch
- Hatching detail
The snake coils across the upper field while the eggs and hatching detail establish the design's lower focal point.
2002Year of the Horse
- Running horse
- Open field
- Horizontal motion
A single running horse creates the cycle's clearest horizontal movement against an otherwise open field.
2003Year of the Goat
- Adult and kid
- Rocky ground
- Paired animals
The first paired-animal composition places an adult and kid at different heights across a rocky base.
2004Year of the Monkey
- Seated monkey
- Branch perch
- Leafy limb
A vertical branch and the monkey's upright posture create a compact, centred midpoint composition.
2005Year of the Rooster
- Standing rooster
- Rising sun
- Flowering ground
The rooster stands in profile before a low sun disk and layered flowers, producing a broad landscape field.
2006Year of the Dog
- Seated shepherd
- Rocky ground
- Open field
The seated dog rises from a low rocky base, leaving a wide open field around its alert silhouette.
2007Year of the Pig
- Standing pig
- Leaf bed
- Low horizon
The pig stands over a narrow leaf bed, ending the same-year-dated portion of the silver chronology with a spare profile composition.
2008Year of the Mouse
- Upright mouse
- Sparse ground
- Dual date
The first dual-dated completion coin returns to a single upright animal; the reverse says 2008 while the obverse retains 2007.
2009Year of the Ox
- Front-facing ox
- Lowered head
- Dual date
The second completion coin uses a frontal, lowered-head ox; its 2009 reverse is paired with the shared 2007 obverse.
2010Year of the Tiger
- Standing tiger
- Rocky ground
- Closing dual date
A standing tiger closes the complete animal set; the 2010 reverse remains paired with the 2007 obverse shared by the final three coins.
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.
Jovan Radanovich
Reverse designer
Tony Dean
Reverse designer
Travis Farley
Reverse designer
Sarah Anderson
Reverse designer
Obverse evolution
Royal portraits across the series
1999–2007Ian Rank-Broadley · matching dates
The opening nine issues pair each animal reverse with an obverse dated for the same issue year.
2008–2010Ian Rank-Broadley · 2007 dual date
Mouse, Ox and Tiger complete the animal set with 2007-dated obverses and 2008, 2009 and 2010 reverse dates.
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
- 199963,644
- 2000118,697
- 200171,301
- 200299,632
- 2003102,164
- 2004105,680
- 200592,691
- 200698,825
- 200787,009
- 200859,623
- 200952,267
- 201056,077
Cycle transition · 2007–2008
The silver chronology crosses into dual dating
Dual dated: produced in 2007 with a 2007 obverse and a 2008 Mouse reverse to continue the silver animal set.
The 2007 Pig closes the same-date run. The 2008 Mouse begins three completion issues whose reverses advance by animal year while every obverse retains the 2007 date.
Explore the 2008 MouseSeries coverage
The standard one-ounce annual series
Only the standard 1 oz .999 silver Brilliant Uncirculated bullion coin is included. Gold Series I began in 1996 and is not the silver chronology. Other weights, proofs, coloured, gilded, privy, presentation and graded products remain separate.
- Annual issues
- 12
- Coin-face images
- 24
- Dated sequence
- 1999–2010
Selected sources
- Bullion coin mintagesThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- The Perth Mint Lunar collectionThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- The Australian Lunar Silver Bullion Coin (Series One) 1999–2010The Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 2008 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Mouse BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14