The obverse
Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
The obverse carries the Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III, together with Australia, the 2025 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2025 issue
2025 in the annual Dragon sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 8th coin in the 2018–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts a snarling dragon with open claws and intricately scaled wings. Lucas Bowers is credited with the reverse design.
The published figure is a maximum of 250,000; no final declared total is shown.
- Series position
- Annual issue 8 of 9
- Obverse portrait
- Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
- Mintage record
- 250,000 maximum
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Design story
The 2025 reverse: A snarling dragon with open claws and intricately scaled wings
The annual reverse presents a snarling dragon with open claws and intricately scaled wings. Lucas Bowers is credited with the reverse design. The issue also includes multiple micro-laser engraved letters, visible only under magnification.
The reverse
A snarling dragon with open claws and intricately scaled wings
The reverse depicts a snarling dragon with open claws and intricately scaled wings. First standard issue in the series with officially documented coin-level micro-laser authentication. The issue also includes multiple micro-laser engraved letters, visible only under magnification.
Rectangular coin format
The complete perimeter is part of the coin
The 2025 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
- 3.57 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
- 3.57 mm
- Finish
- Bullion
- Authentication
- Micro-laser feature documented
- Legal-tender country
- Australia
- Mint
- The Perth Mint
- Obverse portrait
- Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
- Obverse artist
- Dan Thorne
- Reverse designer
- Lucas Bowers
Mintage & issue
250,000
MaximumThe published number is a maximum production limit. A final declared mintage is not currently listed.
- Maximum mintage
- 250,000
- Issue status
- Maximum
- Source date
- 2026-08-15
This year in the series
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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.
- Dragon 2025 1oz Silver Rectangular Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-15
- 2025 Australia 1 oz Silver Dragon Rectangular Coin BUAPMEX · 2026-08-15
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2025 standard 1 oz BU coin.