The obverse
Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
The obverse carries the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II, together with Australia, the 1999 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 1999 issue
1999 Year of the Rabbit
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 1 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 4; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a rabbit sitting upright among tall grass. Jovan Radanovich is credited with the reverse design.
The published final mintage is 63,644, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 1 of 12 · zodiac 4 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 63,644 declared
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Cultural context
The Rabbit in the Lunar Series I order
The Rabbit is fourth in the zodiac order but opens the Series I silver chronology because this metal sequence began in 1999.
- Sequence position
- 1 / 12
- Animal-year
- 1999 · Rabbit
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 1999 reverse: A rabbit sitting upright among tall grass
The annual reverse presents a rabbit sitting upright among tall grass. Jovan Radanovich is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
A rabbit sitting upright among tall grass
The reverse depicts a rabbit sitting upright among tall grass. Opening standard one-ounce silver issue; the P100 mark records The Perth Mint's centenary.
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
- .999
- Metal
- Silver
- Diameter
- 40.6 mm
- Thickness
- 4 mm
- Finish
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
- Authentication
- Not documented in the listed item-level sources
- Legal-tender country
- Australia
- Mint
- The Perth Mint
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Obverse artist
- Ian Rank-Broadley
- Reverse designer
- Jovan Radanovich
Mintage & issue
63,644
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 63,644
- Issue status
- Declared
- 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.
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.
- The Australian Lunar Silver Bullion Coin (Series One) 1999–2010The Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 1999 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Rabbit BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 1999 standard 1 oz BU coin.