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 2019 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2019 issue
2019 Year of the Pig
This standard Brilliant Uncirculated coin occupies animal position 12 of 12 in Lunar Series II; the cycle is complete.
Its reverse depicts a domestic pig and four piglets amid foliage. Aleysha Howarth is credited with the reverse design.
The issue is listed as sold out. Its original maximum was 300,000, while no final total is published.
- Series position
- Animal 12 of 12 · 12 issued
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- Sold out · final total unavailable
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Cultural context
The Pig in the Lunar Series II order
The Pig occupies the twelfth position and closes the Series II lunar animal sequence.
- Sequence position
- 12 / 12
- Animal-year
- 2019 · Pig
- Issue type
- Standard 1 oz silver bullion
Design story
The 2019 reverse: A domestic pig and four piglets amid foliage
The annual reverse presents a domestic pig and four piglets amid foliage. Aleysha Howarth is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
A domestic pig and four piglets amid foliage
The reverse depicts a domestic pig and four piglets amid foliage. Final standard one-ounce silver issue of the complete Series II cycle.
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
- .9999
- Metal
- Silver
- Gross weight
- 31.107 g
- Diameter
- 45.6 mm
- Thickness
- 2.6 mm
- Edge
- Reeded
- 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
- Reverse designer
- Aleysha Howarth
Mintage & issue
Final unavailable
Sold outThe official record identifies this issue as sold out but provides no numeric final declared total. The maximum is not presented as the final mintage.
- Maximum mintage
- 300,000
- Issue status
- Sold out
- 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 dated standard 1 oz silver Brilliant Uncirculated bullion coin is included. Series I, Series III, gold, other silver weights, proof, high-relief, coloured, gilded, privy, typeset and graded products remain separate.
- The Australian Lunar Silver Bullion Coin (Series Two) 2008–2019The Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 2019 Year of the Pig 1 oz Silver Typeset CollectionThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- 2019 Australia 1 oz Silver Lunar Pig BU (Series II)APMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2019 standard 1 oz BU coin.