2017Single swan floating on rippling water
Inaugural standard 1 oz Silver Swan bullion issue.
About the series
One swan. A new composition every year.
A limited-mintage annual Australian legal-tender silver bullion series introduced in 2017, with a different swan composition on every dated standard 1 oz reverse through the tenth design in 2026.
This visual catalog follows the dated standard one-ounce brilliant-uncirculated run, connecting each annual design with its specifications, mintage status, artists and milestones.
Series highlights
- 10 consecutive annual issues, 2017–2026
- A changing reverse design anchors the chronology
- Obverse and reverse views for all 10 years
- Artists and portrait changes are recorded issue by issue
Year by year collection
Explore every dated Swan
Each card shows the reverse of that dated standard 1 oz BU issue.
Showing all 10 annual issues.
2026
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 25,000
2025
.9999 · AUD $1- Maximum
- 25,000
2024
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2023
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2022
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2021
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2020
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2019
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2018
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
2017
.9999 · AUD $1- Sold out
- Final unavailable
No annual issue matches that filter.
Design evolution
A visual chronology in silver
Six reverses highlight changes in composition, fineness and anniversary treatments across the series.
20172018Adult swan and cygnet swimming together on the water
Second annual design and final issue with the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy.
2019Two adult swans and a cygnet on stylized water
First standard Silver Swan issue with the Jody Clark effigy and first year with a micro-laser authentication letter documented in the legal design record.
2021Single swan floating with its neck curled into an S-shaped profile
The P5 mintmark identifies the fifth annual Swan release; the published dimensions move to 40.90 mm diameter and 3.50 mm thickness.
2024Swan flapping its wings while settling on water beneath a full moon and stars
First standard Swan issue with Dan Thorne's King Charles III effigy; the P125 mintmark recognizes The Perth Mint's 125th anniversary, not a Swan-series anniversary.
2026Soaring swan above a lake, countryside and clouds
Tenth annual design and tenth-anniversary issue, identified by the P10 mintmark.
Designs & artists
Artists across the annual designs
Named designers are listed for the years attributed to them. Other years are marked as unattributed where no conclusive credit is available.
Natasha Muhl
Reverse designer
Jennifer McKenna
Reverse designer
Aleysha Howarth
Reverse designer
Obverse evolution
Royal portraits across the series
2017–2018Ian Rank-Broadley
The opening two annual issues use his effigy of Queen Elizabeth II.
2019–2022Jody Clark
The Jody Clark effigy begins with the third annual design.
2023Jody Clark · Memorial obverse
The memorial obverse carries the dates of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
2024–2026Dan Thorne · King Charles III
The current three issues use the Dan Thorne effigy of King Charles III.
Mintage through the years
Declared totals, limits and sold-out years
Solid bars are final declared totals. Outlined bars are maximum-only limits. Sold-out records without a numeric final are shown as status markers.
DeclaredMaximum onlySold out · final unavailable
- 2017Final unavailable
- 2018Final unavailable
- 2019Final unavailable
- 2020Final unavailable
- 2021Final unavailable
- 2022Final unavailable
- 2023Final unavailable
- 2024Final unavailable
- 202525,000
- 202625,000
Featured story · 2026
From the inaugural Swan to the P10 anniversary
Tenth annual design and tenth-anniversary issue, identified by the P10 mintmark.
The 2017 and 2026 standard reverses frame a complete ten-design sequence: Natasha Muhl's swan on rippling water opens the run, while Aleysha Howarth's soaring swan carries the P10 mintmark.
Explore the 2026 coinSeries coverage
The standard one-ounce annual series
This catalog includes only the standard 1 oz .9999 silver Brilliant Uncirculated bullion issues dated 2017–2026. Gold, proof, high-relief, colorized, graded, MintDirect, fractional and larger-format Swan products remain separate objects.
- Annual issues
- 10
- Coin-face images
- 20
- Dated sequence
- 2017–2026
Selected sources
- Perth Mint bullion coin mintagesThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Other Bullion Products 2013–2022The Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- 2023 Perth Mint Bullion ReleasesThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Australian Swan 10th Anniversary 2026 1oz Silver Bullion CoinThe Perth Mint · 2026-08-13
- Currency (Australian Coins) Determination 2019 — current compilationFederal Register of Legislation · 2026-08-13
- The Perth Mint Australian Silver Swan CoinsAPMEX · 2026-08-13
- 2026 Australia 1 oz Silver 10th Anniversary Swan BUAPMEX · 2026-08-13