In 2026, we proudly present a re-imagined St George and the Dragon design as contemporary proof collectables, struck from 91.67 % pure gold and— for the first time in The Perth Mint ' s history— 99.99 % pure silver.

The Perth Mint was opened in 1899 as a branch of Britain’ s Royal Mint to make sovereigns from Western Australian gold. The first coin to be struck, which is on permanent display in The Perth Mint’ s gold exhibition, was one of 106 million sovereigns made in the years to 1931.

The new work portrays a naked warrior on horseback brandishing a sword above a dragon. The image appears within a decorative circle of raised dots, together with the inscription‘ AUSTRALIA’,‘ 2026’ and The Perth Mint’ s‘ P’ mintmark.

The design also features a privy mark with the number‘ 100’, commemorating what would have been the 100th birthday of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

AUSTRALIA SOVEREIGN 2026 Gold and Silver Proof Coins Gold

$ 25 Australian legal tender 1,250 issue limit

26X63AAA

Quarter Gold

$ 5 Australian legal tender 1,500 issue limit

26X63CAA

Silver

$ 0.25 Australian legal tender 10,000 mintage

26Y69AXA