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 2018 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2018 issue
2018 in the annual Wedge-tailed Eagle sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 5th coin in the 2014–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts mother eagle with her chick while a male eagle hovers behind. John M. Mercanti is credited with the reverse design.
The issue is listed as sold out. Its original maximum was 50,000, while no final total is published.
- Series position
- Annual issue 5 of 13
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- Sold out · final total unavailable
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Design story
The 2018 reverse: Mother eagle with her chick while a male eagle hovers behind
The annual reverse presents mother eagle with her chick while a male eagle hovers behind. John M. Mercanti is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
Mother eagle with her chick while a male eagle hovers behind
The reverse depicts mother eagle with her chick while a male eagle hovers behind. Third reverse design and first standard issue struck in .9999 silver.
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
- 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
- Reverse designer
- John M. Mercanti
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
- 50,000
- Issue status
- Sold out
- Source date
- 2026-08-14
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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.
This catalog includes only the standard one-ounce silver Brilliant Uncirculated bullion issues dated 2014–2026. Proof, high-relief, ultra-high-relief, incused, reverse-proof, colored, gilded, gold, platinum, larger-weight, graded and presentation products remain separate identities.
- Other Bullion Products 2013–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Australian Wedge-tailed Eagle 2018 1oz Silver Proof CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-14
- Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019 — current compilationFederal Register of Legislation · 2026-08-14
- 2018 Australia 1 oz Silver Wedge Tailed Eagle BUAPMEX · 2026-08-14
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2018 standard 1 oz BU coin.