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 2012 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2012 issue
2012 in the annual Koala sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 6th coin in the 2007–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts sleeping koala stretched along a tree branch. Aleysha Howarth is credited with the reverse design.
The official final mintage is 388,046. This mint-to-order issue has no published fixed maximum.
- Series position
- Annual issue 6 of 20
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- 388,046 declared · mint-to-order
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Design story
The 2012 reverse: Sleeping koala stretched along a tree branch
The annual reverse presents sleeping koala stretched along a tree branch. Aleysha Howarth is credited with the reverse design.
The reverse
Sleeping koala stretched along a tree branch
The reverse depicts sleeping koala stretched along a tree branch.
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
- .999
- 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
- Aleysha Howarth
Mintage & issue
388,046
DeclaredThe declared total is the published final number for this mint-to-order issue; no fixed maximum was published.
- Declared mintage
- 388,046
- Issue status
- Declared
- Source date
- 2026-08-13
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 excludes proof, high-relief, gilded, colorized, privy-mark, graded, fractional, 2 oz, 5 oz, 10 oz and kilogram products unless mentioned only as related variants.
- The Australian Koala Silver Bullion Coin Series 2007–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2012 Australia 1 oz Silver Koala BUAPMEX · 2026-08-13
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2012 standard 1 oz BU coin.