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 2008 animal year appears on the reverse.
The 2008 issue
2008 Year of the Mouse
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 10 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 1; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a mouse standing upright on its hind legs. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The official final mintage is 59,623. This mint-to-order issue has no published fixed maximum.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 10 of 12 · zodiac 1 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 59,623 declared · mint-to-order
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Cultural context
The Mouse in the Lunar Series I order
The Mouse is first in zodiac order but appears tenth in the Series I silver chronology because the sequence began with the 1999 Rabbit.
- Sequence position
- 10 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2008 · Mouse
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2008 reverse: A mouse standing upright on its hind legs
The annual reverse presents a mouse standing upright on its hind legs. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The reverse
A mouse standing upright on its hind legs
The reverse depicts a mouse standing upright on its hind legs. Dual dated: produced in 2007 with a 2007 obverse and a 2008 Mouse reverse to continue the silver animal set.
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
59,623
DeclaredThe declared total is the published final number for this mint-to-order issue; no fixed maximum was published.
- Declared mintage
- 59,623
- 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
- 2008 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Mouse BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2008 standard 1 oz BU coin.