The obverse
Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
The obverse carries the Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III, together with Australia, the 2024 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2024 issue
2024 in the stable-reverse annual run
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 9th 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. First canonical issue with Dan Thorne's King Charles III effigy; the P125 mintmark recognizes The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary.
The issue had no fixed maximum and production is closed. The current official mintage index does not publish a final declared total.
- Series position
- Annual issue 9 of 11
- Obverse portrait
- Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
- Mintage record
- Unlimited · closed · final unavailable
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Design story
The fixed kangaroo reverse in 2024
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 2024. 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 2024 with P125 mintmark
The reverse depicts Stuart 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. 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
- 40.9 mm
- Thickness
- 3.5 mm
- Finish
- Brilliant Uncirculated (BU)
- Authentication
- Not documented in the listed item-level sources
- Legal-tender country
- Australia
- Mint
- The Perth Mint
- Obverse portrait
- Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III
- Obverse artist
- Dan Thorne
- Reverse designer
- Stuart Devlin
Mintage & issue
Final unavailable
Unlimited · closedProduction is closed for this unlimited issue, but the current official mintage index does not publish a final declared total.
- Issue status
- Unlimited · closed
- Source date
- 2026-08-13
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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 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.
- 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
- 2024 Australia 1 oz Silver Kangaroo BUAPMEX · 2026-08-13
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2024 standard 1 oz BU coin.