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 2006 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2006 issue
2006 Year of the Dog
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 8 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 11; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a seated German shepherd among rocks and grass. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The published final mintage is 98,825, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 8 of 12 · zodiac 11 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 98,825 declared
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Cultural context
The Dog in the Lunar Series I order
The Dog is eleventh in the zodiac order and the eighth issue in the Series I silver chronology.
- Sequence position
- 8 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2006 · Dog
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2006 reverse: A seated German shepherd among rocks and grass
The annual reverse presents a seated German shepherd among rocks and grass. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The reverse
A seated German shepherd among rocks and grass
The reverse depicts a seated German shepherd among rocks and grass. Eighth 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
98,825
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 98,825
- 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
- 2006 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Dog BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2006 standard 1 oz BU coin.