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 Dragon sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 1st coin in the 2018–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts a stylized Eastern dragon chasing a flaming pearl above wind, cloud and water motifs. Ing Ing Jong is credited with the reverse design.
The published final mintage is 342,626, compared with an original maximum of 500,000.
- Series position
- Annual issue 1 of 9
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 342,626 declared
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Design story
The 2018 reverse: A stylized Eastern dragon chasing a flaming pearl above wind, cloud and water motifs
The annual reverse presents a stylized Eastern dragon chasing a flaming pearl above wind, cloud and water motifs. Ing Ing Jong is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
A stylized Eastern dragon chasing a flaming pearl above wind, cloud and water motifs
The reverse depicts a stylized Eastern dragon chasing a flaming pearl above wind, cloud and water motifs. Inaugural issue and The Perth Mint's first Australian rectangular legal-tender bullion format.
Rectangular coin format
The complete perimeter is part of the coin
The 2018 issue measures 47.60 × 27.60 mm in portrait orientation. Its rounded corners and uninterrupted outer border are shown without circular cropping or rotation.
- Shape
- Rectangular with rounded corners
- Length × width
- 47.60 × 27.60 mm
- Maximum thickness
- 5.60 mm
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
- Length
- 47.60 mm
- Width
- 27.60 mm
- Shape
- Rectangular with rounded corners
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Thickness
- 5.6 mm
- Finish
- Brilliant Uncirculated
- 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
- Ing Ing Jong
Mintage & issue
342,626
DeclaredThe declared total is a published final number and is shown separately from the production ceiling.
- Maximum mintage
- 500,000
- Declared mintage
- 342,626
- Issue status
- Declared
- Source date
- 2026-08-15
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.
This catalog includes only the standard one-ounce .9999 silver Brilliant Uncirculated legal-tender coins dated 2018–2026. Silver proof, coloured, gilded and high-relief products; gold rectangular coins; Lunar Dragon issues and privies; minted bars; graded products; other weights; and presentation variants remain separate identities.
- Other Bullion Products 2013–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-15
- Perth Mint imagines dragons on gold, silver bullionCoin World · 2026-08-15
- 2018 Australia 1 oz Silver Rectangular Dragon BUAPMEX · 2026-08-15
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2018 standard 1 oz BU coin.