2020Two mice eating corn on the cob, with the character 鼠 and MOUSE 2020
Opening issue of Australian Lunar Series III and the first animal in its 12-year sequence.
About the series
Seven animals. One unfolding 12-year cycle.
Series III began a new 12-animal cycle with the 2020 Mouse. Seven standard 1 oz .9999 silver bullion issues have been released through the 2026 Horse, each with a new animal reverse and a 300,000 maximum mintage.
Series III began with the 2020 Mouse. Each released animal is represented by its standard 1 oz silver bullion coin; other weights and special variants belong to separate product families.
Series highlights
- 7 issued positions in a 12-animal sequence
- Each released animal has its own reverse design
- Obverse and reverse views for all 7 years
- Named reverse designers are recorded issue by issue
Cycle progress
7 released designs in a 12-animal cycle
Mouse 2020 through Horse 2026 are ready to explore. Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog and Pig complete the remaining order of the cycle.
●Released coin○Remaining animal
- Mouse2020
- Ox2021
- Tiger2022
- Rabbit2023
- Dragon2024
- Snake2025
- Horse2026
- Goat
- Monkey
- Rooster
- Dog
- Pig
Issued animal-year collection
Explore every issued animal
Each card shows the reverse of that dated standard 1 oz BU issue.
Showing all 7 annual issues.
2026 · Horse
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 300,000
2025 · Snake
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2024 · Dragon
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 300,000
2023 · Rabbit
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2022 · Tiger
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2021 · Ox
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2020 · Mouse
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
No annual issue matches that filter.
Design evolution
The animal sequence in silver
Selected reverses follow the released animal order while preserving each issue's own designer, portrait, mintmark and mintage record.
20202021An ox and calf on rocky ground beneath a flowering branch, with the character 牛 and OX 2021
Second standard 1 oz silver issue of Series III.
2022A tiger cub following a protective adult across rocky terrain with ferns and bamboo
Third standard 1 oz silver issue of Series III.
2024A Chinese mythical dragon among stylised waves and fog, with the character 龙 and DRAGON 2024
The P125 mintmark commemorates The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary; the obverse uses the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial portrait.
2025A coiled snake on the ground beneath hanging leaves, with the character 蛇 and SNAKE 2025
First standard Series III 1 oz silver issue to use Dan Thorne's King Charles III effigy.
2026A mare and young foal galloping face-to-face across grassland with mountains in the distance
Current seventh standard 1 oz silver issue of Series III.
Designs & artists
Artists across the annual designs
Named designers are listed for the years attributed to them. Other years are marked as unattributed where no conclusive credit is available.
Ing Ing Jong
Reverse designer
Jennifer McKenna
Reverse designer
Sean Rogers
Reverse designer
Obverse evolution
Royal portraits across the series
2020–2023Jody Clark · Queen Elizabeth II
The first four standard issues use Jody Clark's regular effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
2024Jody Clark · Memorial obverse
The Dragon carries the memorial obverse with the dates 1952–2022.
2025–2026Dan Thorne · King Charles III
The Snake and Horse use Dan Thorne's effigy of King Charles III.
Mintage through the years
Declared totals, limits and sold-out years
Solid bars are final declared totals. Outlined bars are maximum-only limits. Sold-out records without a numeric final are shown as status markers.
DeclaredMaximum onlySold out · final unavailable
- 2020Final unavailable
- 2021Final unavailable
- 2022Final unavailable
- 2023Final unavailable
- 2024300,000
- 2025Final unavailable
- 2026300,000
Cycle story · 2020–2026
From the opening Mouse to the seventh animal
Current seventh standard 1 oz silver issue of Series III.
The Mouse starts Series III's 12-animal order. The 2026 Horse is the seventh standard one-ounce silver issue released in that same sequence.
Explore the 2026 HorseSeries coverage
The standard one-ounce annual series
The annual pages cover only the standard 1 oz .9999 silver Brilliant Uncirculated bullion issue for each released animal. Other metals, weights, finishes, colours, privies, presentation formats and graded products are excluded.
- Annual issues
- 7
- Coin-face images
- 14
- Dated sequence
- 2020–2026
Selected sources
- The Australian Lunar Silver Bullion Series Three 2020–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Australian Lunar Year of the Tiger 2022 1 oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Australian Lunar Series III Year of the Rabbit 2023 1 oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2024 Year of the Dragon 1 oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2025 Year of the Snake 1 oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2026 Year of the Horse 1 oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Meet Ing Ing JongThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2026 Horse 1 oz Silver Bullion Coin with Dragon PrivyThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2026 Australia 1 oz Silver Lunar Horse BU (Series III)APMEX · 2026-08-13