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 2007 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2007 issue
2007 Year of the Pig
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 9 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 12; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a pig standing on a bed of leaves. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The published final mintage is 87,009, compared with an original maximum of 300,000.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 9 of 12 · zodiac 12 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 87,009 declared
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Cultural context
The Pig in the Lunar Series I order
The Pig is twelfth in the zodiac order and the ninth issue in the Series I silver chronology.
- Sequence position
- 9 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2007 · Pig
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2007 reverse: A pig standing on a bed of leaves
The annual reverse presents a pig standing on a bed of leaves. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The reverse
A pig standing on a bed of leaves
The reverse depicts a pig standing on a bed of leaves. Final issue whose obverse and reverse carry the same year before the dual-dated completion coins.
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
87,009
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Declared mintage
- 87,009
- 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
- 2007 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Pig BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2007 standard 1 oz BU coin.