The Perth Mint will continue its Lunar Series III program in 2026 with the debut of the Year of the Horse design. In the Chinese Zodiac, the horse is the seventh animal in a repeating 12-year cycle. The 2026 release celebrates the Year of the Fire Horse, with each animal in the series appearing in five elemental forms over time. Right now, you can get 2026 1 oz Australian Silver Lunar Horse Coins at BullionMax.

Coin Highlights:

• Arrives in a protective capsule, a sealed roll of 20 coins, or a mint-sealed box of 100 coins!
• 7th release in the Lunar Series III program!
• Honors the Year of the Fire Horse!
• Limited mintage of 300,000 coins!
• Contains 1 Troy oz of .9999 pure silver in Brilliant Uncirculated (BU) condition.
• Face value of $1 (AUD), backed by Australia’s federal government.
• Obverse shows King Charles III.
• Reverse features a mare and foal.
• Artwork by Ing Ing Jong.
• Security feature on the reverse.

Each 2026 1 oz Australian Silver Lunar Horse Coin is offered in BU condition. Single coins are shipped in capsules, while multiples are available in rolls of 20 or boxes of 100 (with 5 rolls per box). The reverse includes a security element that can only be seen under magnification.

Horse years occur once every twelve years in the Gregorian calendar. Recent and upcoming Horse years include 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990, 2002, 2014, 2026, and 2038. Each Zodiac animal year is paired with one of five elements—Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, and Water—making for a 60-year cycle before the same element-animal pairing repeats. The 2026 edition marks the Year of the Fire Horse.

The obverse of the 2026 Australian Silver Lunar Horse displays the first Australian coin portrait of King Charles III. This left-profile design shows His Majesty without a crown and was created by Dan Thorne.

On the reverse of the coin, a design by Ing Ing Jong shows a mare running with her foal across grassy terrain, with mountains in the background. Ing Ing Jong began contributing Lunar Series designs to The Perth Mint in 2013.

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