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 2000 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2000 issue
2000 Year of the Dragon
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 2 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 5; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a traditional four-legged dragon turning around a pearl. Tony Dean is credited with the reverse design.
The published final mintage is 118,697, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 2 of 12 · zodiac 5 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 118,697 declared
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Cultural context
The Dragon in the Lunar Series I order
The Dragon is fifth in the zodiac order and the second issue in the offset Series I silver chronology.
- Sequence position
- 2 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2000 · Dragon
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2000 reverse: A traditional four-legged dragon turning around a pearl
The annual reverse presents a traditional four-legged dragon turning around a pearl. Tony Dean is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
A traditional four-legged dragon turning around a pearl
The reverse depicts a traditional four-legged dragon turning around a pearl. Second standard one-ounce silver issue and the first dated 2000.
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
- Tony Dean
Mintage & issue
118,697
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 118,697
- 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
- 2000 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Dragon BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2000 standard 1 oz BU coin.