- Our Animals, Our Country: a 2026 Royal Australian Mint coin collection
- Artwork by Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon artist Ryhia Dank, also known as nardurna
- Five $1 uncirculated animal coins with a collection folder, plus separate goanna proof issues in silver and aluminium bronze
- Release date: 4 November 2026. Email expressions of interest by 23 October 2026 to fortymillioncoins@gmail.com.
◆ Forthcoming Royal Australian Mint coin releases bring Australian stories into focus through their subjects, sculpted detail and finishes. The 2026 Our Animals, Our Country collection pairs Ryhia Dank’s animal artwork with Gudanji/Wakaja language names, celebrating living languages from the Gulf Country and Barkly Tablelands of the Northern Territory.
◆ The collection continues traditions of storying through pattern, design and relationships with Country. Its five-coin set and separate proof issues offer different presentations of the animal subjects. Release information below describes the mint’s announcement; FORTYMILLION stock, allocations and ordering availability will be confirmed separately.
Our Animals, Our Country — 2026 Release Preview
Five-coin uncirculated set
The set contains a collection folder and five $1 uncirculated coins, each featuring an Australian animal and its Gudanji/Wakaja language name:
- Marraji — Red Kangaroo
- Jagurrugurru — Emu
- Mardumbarrayi — Saltwater Crocodile
- Darrmanji — Brolga
- Gulamandarrina — Long-necked Turtle
The announcement states a 1 in 10 chance of finding a special coloured coin in connection with the five-coin set. A coloured coin is not guaranteed in every set.
Goanna proof coins
Separate proof coins in silver and aluminium bronze depict Jurrgubadi, the goanna, basking in the sun on cool Tablelands mornings. The announcement describes Jurrgubadi’s significance as a food source in the Barkly Tablelands and Gulf Country, protected through kin relationships.
About the artist
Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon artist and designer Ryhia Dank, also known as nardurna, created the collection’s artwork. Her work draws on family, memory and connection to her Country. She is also an Ambassador of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
Q. Does this preview confirm that FORTYMILLION will stock every item?
A. No. For FORTYMILLION stock, allocations and ordering enquiries, send an expression of interest (EOI) by 23 October 2026 to fortymillioncoins@gmail.com.
Q. Is a coloured coin guaranteed in the five-coin set?
A. No. The announcement states a 1 in 10 chance of finding a special coloured coin in the five-coin set context.
Q. Who created the collection’s artwork?
A. Gudanji/Wakaja and Kalkadoon artist Ryhia Dank, also known as nardurna.
- Release date: 4 November 2026.
- Expressions of interest: Email fortymillioncoins@gmail.com by 23 October 2026 with the items and quantities you are interested in. An expression of interest is not a confirmed order or allocation.
