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 2001 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2001 issue
2001 Year of the Snake
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 3 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 6; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a coiled snake above a clutch of eggs, including one hatching. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The published final mintage is 71,301, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 3 of 12 · zodiac 6 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 71,301 declared
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Cultural context
The Snake in the Lunar Series I order
The Snake is sixth in the zodiac order and the third issue in the Series I silver chronology.
- Sequence position
- 3 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2001 · Snake
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2001 reverse: A coiled snake above a clutch of eggs, including one hatching
The annual reverse presents a coiled snake above a clutch of eggs, including one hatching. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The reverse
A coiled snake above a clutch of eggs, including one hatching
The reverse depicts a coiled snake above a clutch of eggs, including one hatching. Third standard one-ounce silver issue.
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
Mintage & issue
71,301
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 71,301
- 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
- 2001 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Snake BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2001 standard 1 oz BU coin.