2016Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2016
Opening issue of the canonical unlimited-mintage .9999 annual run and the first Perth Mint bullion coin with the micro-laser authentication letter.
About the series
One enduring reverse. A changing annual record.
The standard annual 1 oz .9999 silver bullion run began in 2016. Its Stuart Devlin bounding-kangaroo reverse remains stable, while dates, mintmarks, royal portraits, mintage records and program context distinguish each issue.
This visual catalog follows the dated standard one-ounce brilliant-uncirculated run, connecting its stable reverse with annual portrait, specification, mintmark, security and mintage changes.
Series highlights
- 11 consecutive annual issues, 2016–2026
- Stuart Devlin's bounding kangaroo reverse anchors the full chronology
- Obverse and reverse views for all 11 years
- Artists and portrait changes are recorded issue by issue
Year by year collection
Explore every annual issue
Each card shows the stable reverse of that dated standard 1 oz BU issue; open a year for its portrait, mintage and program context.
Showing all 11 annual issues.
2026
.9999 · AUD $1- Unlimited · current
- Open production
2025
.9999 · AUD $1- Unlimited · closed
- Final unavailable
2024
.9999 · AUD $1- Unlimited · closed
- Final unavailable
2023
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 5,482,660
2022
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 15,236,555
2021
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 11,735,419
2020
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 13,169,939
2019
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 5,650,501
2018
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 4,395,517
2017
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 5,178,016
2016
.9999 · AUD $1- Declared
- 11,245,615
No annual issue matches that filter.
Program milestones
A chronology beyond the reverse
Six dated issues keep the same bounding-kangaroo identity while marking portrait, dimension, memorial, mintmark and current-program changes.
20162019Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2019
First canonical Silver Kangaroo issue with the Jody Clark royal effigy.
2021Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2021
The listed dimensions move to the current 40.90 mm diameter and 3.50 mm thickness specification.
2023Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2023
The obverse is the Queen Elizabeth II Memorial presentation with the dates 1952–2022.
2024Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2024 with P125 mintmark
First canonical issue with Dan Thorne's King Charles III effigy; the P125 mintmark recognizes The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary.
2026Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2026
Current dated mainline issue with unlimited production during the 2026 calendar year.
Designs & artists
One reverse artist across the annual run
Stuart Devlin's bounding-kangaroo design remains the reverse identity throughout the standard series; the obverse portraits change in distinct eras.
Stuart Devlin
Reverse designer
Obverse evolution
Royal portraits across the series
2016–2018Ian Rank-Broadley
The opening three annual issues use his effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
2019–2022Jody Clark
The Jody Clark effigy begins with the 2019 annual issue.
2023Jody Clark · Memorial obverse
The memorial obverse carries the dates of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
2024–2026Dan Thorne · King Charles III
The current issues use the Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III.
Mintage through the years
Declared totals and open-ended production
Solid bars are official declared totals. Unlimited years without a published final remain status markers and are never converted to zero.
DeclaredUnlimited · final unavailableSold out · final unavailable
- 201611,245,615
- 20175,178,016
- 20184,395,517
- 20195,650,501
- 202013,169,939
- 202111,735,419
- 202215,236,555
- 20235,482,660
- 2024Final unavailable
- 2025Final unavailable
- 2026Open production
Featured story · 2024
From the memorial obverse to King Charles III
First canonical issue with Dan Thorne's King Charles III effigy; the P125 mintmark recognizes The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary.
The stable Stuart Devlin reverse keeps the program visually continuous while the 2023 memorial obverse gives way to Dan Thorne's King Charles III effigy in 2024.
Explore the 2024 coinSeries coverage
The standard one-ounce annual series
This catalog starts with the 2016 standard unlimited-mintage annual run. The limited 2015 Red Kangaroo is preserved as a predecessor without an annual route. Proof, high-relief, gilded, colorized, privy-mark, graded, fractional, larger-format, gold, platinum and Royal Australian Mint releases are separate objects.
- Annual issues
- 11
- Coin-face images
- 22
- Dated sequence
- 2016–2026
Selected sources
- Perth Mint bullion coin mintagesThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- The Australian Red Kangaroo Silver Bullion Coin Series 2015–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Kangaroo bounds ahead to lead Australia's bullion coin programThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019 — current compilationFederal Register of Legislation · 2026-08-13
- Australian Kangaroo 2024 1oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Kangaroo 2026 1oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- The Perth Mint Silver Kangaroo CoinsAPMEX · 2026-08-13
- 2024 Australia 1 oz Silver Kangaroo BUAPMEX · 2026-08-13