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 2009 animal year appears on the reverse.
The 2009 issue
2009 Year of the Ox
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin is issue 11 of 12 in the silver chronology and represents zodiac position 2; all twelve animals are present in the completed offset cycle.
Its reverse depicts a front-facing ox with its head lowered. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The official final mintage is 52,267. This mint-to-order issue has no published fixed maximum.
- Silver / zodiac position
- Silver issue 11 of 12 · zodiac 2 of 12
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 52,267 declared · mint-to-order
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Cultural context
The Ox in the Lunar Series I order
The Ox is second in zodiac order but appears eleventh in the Series I silver chronology.
- Sequence position
- 11 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2009 · Ox
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2009 reverse: A front-facing ox with its head lowered
The annual reverse presents a front-facing ox with its head lowered. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The reverse
A front-facing ox with its head lowered
The reverse depicts a front-facing ox with its head lowered. Dual dated: produced in 2007 with a 2007 obverse and a 2009 Ox reverse.
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
52,267
DeclaredThe declared total is the published final number for this mint-to-order issue; no fixed maximum was published.
- Declared mintage
- 52,267
- 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
- 2009 Australia 1 oz Silver Year of the Ox BU (Series I)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2009 standard 1 oz BU coin.