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 2011 date and the AUD $1 denomination.
The 2011 issue
2011 in the annual Kookaburra sequence
This dated Brilliant Uncirculated issue is the 22nd coin in the 1990–2026 standard one-ounce sequence.
Its reverse depicts kookaburra on a tree stump with wings spread for flight. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The issue is listed as sold out. Its original maximum was 500,000, while no final total is published.
- Series position
- Annual issue 22 of 37
- Obverse portrait
- Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Queen Elizabeth II
- Mintage record
- Sold out · final total unavailable
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Design story
The 2011 reverse: Kookaburra on a tree stump with wings spread for flight
The annual reverse presents kookaburra on a tree stump with wings spread for flight. The reverse designer is not conclusively attributed in the sources listed below.
The reverse
Kookaburra on a tree stump with wings spread for flight
The reverse depicts kookaburra on a tree stump with wings spread for flight. The maximum mintage for the 1 oz issue increased from 300,000 to 500,000.
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
Mintage & issue
Final unavailable
Sold outThe official record identifies this issue as sold out but provides no numeric final declared total. The maximum is not presented as the final mintage.
- Maximum mintage
- 500,000
- Issue status
- Sold out
- Source date
- 2026-08-12
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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, 2 oz, 10 oz and kilogram products unless they are mentioned only as related variants.
- The Australian Kookaburra Silver Bullion Coin Series 1990–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-12
- 2011 Australia 1 oz Silver Kookaburra BUAPMEX · 2026-08-12
Image credit
Obverse and reverse images: APMEX · 2011 standard 1 oz BU coin.