The one dollar coin was first introduced on 14 May 1984.
Planning for a one dollar coin commenced as early as the mid-1970s. It was recognised that Australia needed a higher value coin which could be practically used in coin operated machines and to replace the one dollar note which had a short service life through high use.
Mr Stuart Devlin was commissioned to design the reverse of the new coin. The five kangaroos design was chosen from submissions received from the designer.
This denomination has since been used for commemorative designs.
Nominal Specifications
Mintage Figures
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
New King's Effigy - Daniel Thorne
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4.651 | RAM |
| 2023 | 6.209 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 6.151 | RAM |
| 2021 | 0.16 | RAM |
The world's first one dollar coin designed to be donated
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.9 | RAM |
| 2020 | 12.5 | RAM |
Celebrating a 100 years of Qantas
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2.0 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 (JC) | 6.4 | RAM |
| 2019 (JC) | 2.1 | RAM |
| 2019 (IRB) | 10.7 | RAM |
Australia's Dollar Discovery 'S'
Commemorating 35 years of the Australian $1coin. The design includes the number '35' and the letter 'S'.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.512 | RAM |
Australia's Dollar Discovery 'U'
Commemorating 35 years of the Australian $1coin. The design includes the number '35' and the letter 'U'.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.512 | RAM |
Australia's Dollar Discovery 'A'
Commemorating 35 years of the Australian $1coin. The design includes the number '35' and the letter 'A'.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.513 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC 2014-2018.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2.0 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 8.3 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC 2014-2018.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.9 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 11.1 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC 2014-2018.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.19 | RAM |
2016 obverse design to celebrate the 50th anniversary of decimal currency
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 0.56 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 30.2 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC 2014-2018.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 1.4 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22.3 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of ANZAC 2014-2018.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 21.9 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.052 | RAM |
| 2013 | 20.9 | RAM |
| No one dollar coins were produced in 2012 | ||
| 2011 | 17.9 | RAM |
Commemorating the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Perth, Australia.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 9.4 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of Girl Guiding in Australia. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 12.6 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 16.7 | RAM |
| 2009 | 21.2 | RAM |
100th year of the Age Pension. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 21.3 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.1 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of Scouting in Australia. Sculpted by Caitlin Goodall.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 17.2 | RAM |
Commemorating Australia’s hosting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC). Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 20.1 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 38.9 | RAM |
Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the end of World War 2. The design was inspired by a newsreel image. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.2 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5.8 | RAM |
| 2004 | 8.8 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of Women’s Suffrage. Sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 10.0 | RAM |
Commemorating Australia’s Volunteers. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4.1 | RAM |
Commemorating the Year of the Outback. The logo depicts a stylised outline of Australia incorporating the Southern Cross. Reaching towards the Southern Cross are trails representing the stories or marks left first by Indigenous Australians, then by white settlers, explorers and pioneers. Designed by Elizabeth Robinson and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 35.4 | RAM |
Commemorating the International Year of Volunteers. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 6.0 | RAM |
Commemorating the Centenary of Federation. Sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27.9 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.6 | RAM |
Commemorating the International Year of Older Persons, incorporating the United Nations logo for that year. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 29.3 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.2 | RAM |
Commemorating the centenary of the birth of Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith, aviation pioneer. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 24.4 | RAM |
Commemorating the centenary of the Constitutional Conventions that led to Federation and the role of Sir Henry Parkes, widely acknowledged as the “Father of Federation”. Designed and sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 26.6 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.4 | RAM |
| 1994 | 47.6 | RAM |
The environmental theme reflects the relationship between the environment and water quality by depicting a tree sculpted in the flowing form of water. The design incorporates the logo of Landcare Australia to raise awareness.
Designed and sculpted by Vladimir Gottwald.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.2 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.008 | RAM |
| No one dollar coins were produced in 1989, 1990 or 1991. | ||
Commemorating the Australian Bicentenary. Designed by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 21.6 | RAM |
| No one dollar coins were produced in 1987. | ||
Commemorating the International Year of Peace. Sculpted by Horst Hahne.
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 25.2 | RAM |
Five Kangaroos designed and sculpted by Stuart Devlin
| Year | Mintage (millions) | Mint* |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 96.2 | RAM |
| 1984 | 186.3 | RAM |
Notes for using these tables:
These are current mintages where the numbers have been published in an Annual Report. Items marked not available will be updated when they pass the Annual Report and issue test.
*RAM = Royal Australian Mint; RCM = Royal Canadian Mint; RML = Royal Mint, London; RMLL=Royal Mint, Llantrisant
