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 2016 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2016 issue
2016 in the stable-reverse annual run
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 1st coin in the 2016–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse continues the same bounding kangaroo and radial-sunray identity used across the annual run. Stuart Devlin is credited with the reverse design. Opening issue of the canonical unlimited-mintage .9999 annual run and the first Perth Mint bullion coin with the micro-laser authentication letter.
The official final mintage is 11,245,615. This mint-to-order issue has no published fixed maximum.
- Series position
- Annual issue 1 of 11
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 11,245,615 declared · mint-to-order
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Design story
The fixed kangaroo reverse in 2016
The reverse preserves Stuart Devlin's bounding kangaroo over radial sunrays as the series identity; the date, mintmark treatment and silver legend place it in 2016. The issue also includes micro-laser engraved letter A within the first A of AUSTRALIAN.
The reverse
Stuart Devlin's bounding red kangaroo over radial sunrays, dated 2016
The reverse depicts Stuart 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. The issue also includes micro-laser engraved letter A within the first A of AUSTRALIAN.
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
- 2.98 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
- Stuart Devlin
Mintage & issue
11,245,615
DeclaredThe declared total is the published final number for this mint-to-order issue; no fixed maximum was published.
- Declared mintage
- 11,245,615
- Issue status
- Declared
- Source date
- 2026-08-13
This year in the series
See the issue in sequence
Compare this issue with the dated annual records immediately around it.
Sources
References for this annual coin
The references below cover the coin's specifications, design, mintage and annual context.
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.
- 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
- 2016 Australia 1 oz Silver Kangaroo BUAPMEX · 2026-08-13
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2016 standard 1 oz BU coin.