Only 6,500 produced.

Features a 2026 uncirculated $1 coin, struck by the Perth Mint.

While gold had been found in the Australian colonies in the early 19th century, it was not until May 1851 that the rush for gold truly began. This followed prospector Edward Hargraves publicising his discovery of gold near the Macquarie River, northeast of the city of Orange, New South Wales. The site was subsequently named Ophir, after a region in the Old Testament famed for its gold. From that point, gold fever took hold in earnest, as fortune hunters flocked to the area. Subsequent rich finds in Victoria further fuelled the frenzy.