Heart and Soul of Australia - 2026 $1 Uncirculated Coin

The Coin Company is proud to present the Heart and Soul of Australia - 2026 $1 Uncirculated Coin by the Royal Australian Mint.                                     

The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP). In celebration of IYRP, the Royal Australian Mint presents a splendid new $1 uncirculated coin.                   

Rangelands cover about 75% of Australia’s landmass, and span many different types of environments – woodlands, grasslands, shrublands, deserts and tropical savannahs. They include incredibly diverse landscapes, such as the Pilbara in WA, the vast Red Centre, the Barkly Tableland in the NT, and the Channel Country extending from Queensland. With the vast space they occupy in both a physical and cultural sense, our rangelands are very much the heart and soul of the nation.                                            

Our rangelands also hold significant economic value. Roughly a third of Australia’s livestock graze there, and the mining and tourism industries also generate significant value. Critical to the sustainable management of the land are Australia’s pastoralists, who are known by many different names: graziers, producers, stockmen and stockwomen, jackaroos and jillaroos, to name a few.

This 2026 $1 Uncirculated Coin celebrates Australia’s rangelands and pastoralists – as does the beautiful presentation card it is housed in. The card features a section of a linocut print created especially for this coin program by artist Elyssa Waterford.          

KEY FEATURES

• Coin reverse features a design representing Australian rangelands and pastoralism, by Mint coin designer Adam Ball
• Coin obverse features the Daniel Thorne effigy of His Majesty King Charles III
• Struck to the Mint’s uncirculated finish
• Packaged in a protective capsule and presentation card, which features original artwork by Mint coin designer Elyssa Waterford
• Australian legal tender
• Limited mintage of 40,000

SPECIFICATIONS                                                                                                                                        

• Metal: AlBr
• Finish: Uncirculated
• Weight: 9.00g
• Diameter: 25.00mm
• Denomination: 1 Dollar
• Packaging: Coin in Presentation Card
• Year: 2026

The Heart and Soul of Australia - 2026 $1 Uncirculated Coin has limited mintage of 40,000 coins.